ECU social work student featured in New Social Worker magazine

Published Mar 06, 2015 by
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An original poem and rap video created by East Carolina University senior Landon Digh in ECU’s social work program will be featured in The New Social Worker magazine’s 2015 Social Work Month Series.

Digh’s presentation, titled “You ARE a Social Worker,” will included on the magazine’s web site during March, which is Social Work Month. http://www.socialworker.com/topics/social-work-month-2015/. 

His related video will be placed on YouTube.

Digh’s poem follows:

You ARE a Social Worker

To put it into words is not as easy as you think,
It takes courage, drive, motivation, and will
A push for change doesn’t happen in a blink,
That’s why to be in this field you’ll need more than just skill
A thrill to heal, you’ll find you’re never really still, until,
You change one life, and then more, and more
And pretty soon it comes natural; you’re acting so casual
The look on a child’s face when you walk in gets you razzled, dazzled, unraveled
How could a simple hug from you create so much magic?
Then you stop, and you ponder-
All the times that you’ve wondered,
Am I cut out for this job? Do I really even matter?
That’s when you realize you’re a batter, striking out or hitting homers
Either way you DO matter,
Things you do make things BETTER
A hero in the making, though some may call you villain
You do it all for the greater, the prisoner, the children
You strive to find a home for a retired, homeless veteran
And then the day is through and somehow you gain composure,
But there’s so much left to do, people to help, help things further
Just look up, smile, and know
You ARE a Social Worker

Poem/Rap by Landon Digh
Social Work BSW
East Carolina University