Dedicated (Cassaundra Sampson)

The following slam poem was submitted by poet Cassaundra Sampson, hailing from Chicago, Illinois. This poem is provided as both a spoken word poetry performance and a written poetry piece, and is intended to inspire and encourage. Leave a comment to move this slam poem up in the rankings. Our poetry comment system is intended to facilitate feedback for our artists, and to promote creative communication. Don't just read he poetry -- take the leap by, submitting, commenting, and following. 

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Dedication from Cassaundra Sampson on Vimeo.

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This is dedicated to the creatives 

To the risk takers and trendsetters

To the one's on the 9-5 grind

To the one's that are beyond kind

This is for the record breakers--the one's with gold, silver and bronze

And the one's that crossed the finish line

And the one's that qualified 

And the one's that tried

This dedicated to the exhausted one's that are still in the fight

And the one's that made the ultimate sacrifice

This is dedicated to the life savers & teachers

The entrepreneurs & dreamers

Dedicated to the one's knocked down

But despite doubters rise

This is for you

So get up and get out 

And do what you do

And ignite that God given greatness in you

[SLAM POET BIO]

I am a poet. I am dreamer. I am a creative. I love writing and reciting poetry because it allows words to be transformed into something beautiful. I wrote this poem because people should remember that they're special, and sometimes those overlooked need something that's dedicated to them, because they deserve it.