| Inauguration Poem | 01.19.2009 | |
Only Another Day
Sharon Pacione
email: Wdestiny44@aol.com
in honor of the day
Inauguration Poem
January 20, 2009 is only another day
unless we remember the blood, sweat and tears of history, and not just that written by the victors
unless we remember that no one has come to save us that unrest has only settled down, not disappeared
unless we remember that we are all participants in our problems and solutions,
unless we remember that contentment feeds on addictions, that a mind cracked open is not the same as a mind on crack
unless we remember that rose petals sprinkled on an outhouse covers the odor for only so long
unless we remember that earth is a living being and all lifeforms are powerful, sacred teachers
unless we remember to trust our intuition, to question authority and our personal intentions
unless we inhale love and exhale compassion as world citizens in service to our communities and beyond
unless we remember that we all breathe the same air, watch the same sunrise and sunset, creating a collective palette of voices by our choices
unless we remember to choose wisely, for two outcomes sit on the horizon: "illusionary change" born of selfishness and apathy and "becoming the change" born of responsibility and courage
let us tap imagination and dream bigger than we ever thought possible in our vision quest of peace and justice for all
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