there is always a reason for hope

ours isn't just a dream.
ours is the beginning
of a new era.
what we bring
to the table
is an entirely
new way
of thinking.
out with the old,
the devastated,
the derelict,
the dead
and greedy ways
of the past,
replaced by
integrity and
understanding,
by the fascination
of a new way.
we are this moment.
we stand,
and we take control.
we remain resolute,
and we sway the world.
by our hands,
we can deliver
society from
the fraudulent,
the disturbed,
the wealthy,
the evil that has
befallen us
from time's very root.
if we say nothing,
nothing will ever change.
if we scream,
others will hear,
others will sound out,
and our voices can
be heard as a roar
of an earthquake
forming beneath their feet.
choices are simple.
actions require more than words.
what we leave behind
is proportionate to
what we accomplish
while we're here.