tonight,,, (life)

ah, my friends,,,

tonight, i look up into an overcast sky,,, and see a wind come,,, lifting away a cloudy thickness, revealing a darkness lit with a host of small and brilliant lights,,, lights that have always been there, waiting.

the suffering, both quiet and loud, of our neighbors, of ourselves, has reached a collective level which we can no longer afford to ignore.

we are on more of a precipice, i feel, than we have even recognized.

it is this very precipice however, that can become the door to the world that could be. a world woven with the unchained imagination of our love-led hearts.

tonight,,, my friends,,, tonight. i feel a shift.

tonight, america chooses for herself a blank slate. a chance to start over. a ground from which to build whatsoever she will.


what would i say to this night sky, these new/old stars i see through eyes rich with these tears?


that each voice, that your voice, is significant and vital.

that there is no place left for hate. we each play our part, even if it is not always recognized by others or even ourselves. the truth is, george bush may have contributed more than anyone else to the election of barack obama.

things are rarely what they seem. let us be slow to judgement, promising to keep open eyes and brave, compassionate hearts as we move forward, together, one step at a time.

let us have patience. no long journey is ever accomplished in a single step.

let us give ourselves room. room to fail, room to grow, room to learn from our mistakes, room to dare to believe in the wildest of our imaginations.


america,,, birthplace of poets, haven of dreamers.

america,,, it is your shining that has always been your beauty, your hope.

america,,, i have loved you from the day i was born.


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