be one youth who stands before their school,
silently pausing, prayerfully pondering,
"Let it be this year."

be one school building,
encircled by all the students, holding hands,
"whispering words of wisdom,
let it be, let it be, let it be ...."

be one kid among the millions,
who greets a different student each day,
"My name is Jerry and I hope you have a great day."

be one teen to wear their own style of uniform,
an armband, a t-shirt slogan, a patch, a tag, ...,
"Peace, Love, Respect To Each and All."

be one youth to tell another with a bad attitude,
"Stop. Knock it off. Chill out. ....
Give it a chance."

be one group to make
it a morning, ritual gathering,
"Know anyone new who needs our help today?"

be one teen to go to the street kid centers for a pick-up ball game.

be one student to spread the golden rule,
"Hey dude, Live and Let Live."

be one teen who's the good role model
for the younger ones who follow.

be one youth rally protesting for Gandhi's Way.

be one gathering among the youth
sharing all your Faiths' common teachings.

be one youth who leads the way that adults should follow.

be one teen rage party, raging the ways of teenage peace.

be a teen boycott of violence,
in-crowd, out-crowd,
beautiful people only in entertainment.

be one youth to turn off the television,
go to real world gathering places.

be one kid to spread the
Celebration of Life and Living among yourselves.

be one to write words and wear them,
"violence...
not by me,
not my school,
not this year."

be one to build a memorial
at the enterance to their school's space,
a remberance of others,
and reminder to be safe.

be one, teenage, youth
who makes a positive difference.