The Badge You Wear…

It makes little difference
the size of your pin.
Whether it’s large or small,
and if it is plain
or brilliant with jewels
is of no concern at all.
But the vows that you took
along with your pin,
have you worn them constantly,
quietly deep in the heart
where no one looks to see?
Have you touched the stars
you reached for once
in your own small piece of the sky?
Have you striven for the honorable,
the beautiful, and the high?
What difference, then
the shape of the badge, be it
diamond or quill or square?
The important thing is
how much do you love
the pin that you chose to wear?

– Anonymous

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