Our collective…
A golden circle,
each of us being slight bends in the halo
Each of us, a collection of thoughts
Delicately designed…
Living links in the chain of change
Authors of a new reformation
Abolishers of antiquated thought,
the errors of previous eras
We are participants…
Partakers in progress,
staring down the dilemmas of the world
We inhale and take a silent oath,
an unceremonious pledge
To never become too weary to empathize,
nor too beaten to help
To serve as the better portion of humanity,
giving the gift of us
Sacrificing…
Parts and pieces of ourselves
We, the willing organ donors
Offering our hearts, loaning our minds
as we acknowledge the power of engagement
The beaty of dialogue,
precious invitations into another’s world
To sit and commune with living angels
We invite each other in
Whether the furniture is comfortable or ragged,
it feels like home, it is home
For family is what we are
We shall never be blind while in possession of mind
We know that
vision is a guide even with eyes closed
We remain…
Warriors of will
Some of us flint, some of us steel
Upon our meeting, a spark
Whoosh!
Flames of change emanate from our skin
Look at us…
An assembly of lights,
dancing through the darkness of this world
Standing face to face with injustice
With our hearts fastened by equality,
righteousness will make us bold
It is our human right to intervene
To interrupt injustice while it speaks,
to disrupt during its diatribe
“Excuse us, we have something to say”
If you ever feel weak, draw strength from me,
Draw strength from us,
our strength is in “we”
We are the Collective