Testing is for you - TestBash Manchester 2019

This poem was performed by me at TestBash Manchester 2019 as a 99-second talk and was inspired by Tony Walsh’s Take This Pen. If you want to hear a real poet, please use the link. It is beautiful. If you want to hear my less worthy version, go to 17:53. Please ignore my shaky hands (again). 

To the curious, who want to know more

That are not, afraid to explore 

That knock, on every closed door 

Testing is for you

To the one who won’t, buy what’s sold

The one, who questions, what you’re told 

There are no silly questions 

But those, that strike gold

Testing is for you 

To the frustrated, who don’t know why

It’s so hard, to try, and try

To use things, who just want to buy

Testing is for you 

To those, where tech gets in the way 

To those who have lots to say 

Bad design means they won’t stay  

Testing is for you 

To she and her, he and him 

They and them, all welcomed in 

The more diverse, the more we win

Testing is for you

To those who don’t know what to do

A bright career can still come true 

Everyone here, is here, for you

Testing is for you

To the geek, the nerd, the shy ones too

An inclusive community waits for you 

You’ll feel loved, and welcomed. I know I do

Testing is for you