these are not my words
they’re overheard
spoken in speeches 
one heard even today
they weren’t his words
either
just utterances,
consonants and vowels 
heard among speeches
others shared to others
friend to friend
politicians to masses
mentor to mentor, until
they arrived, striking
hammer and anvil
to me 

do justice
love kindness
walk humbly

those are not my words
but I will live them