It cannot be so
        you say
simple hands
cannot change
the fate of humanity.
       I say
Humanity is
a boundless,
absorbing heart
trancending
death & generations
and centuries
absorbing bullets
and stitches
and tear gas
enduring humiliation
and illegal abortions
and thankless jobs
       I say to you
the heart of Humanity
has not
and will not
be broken
And let us raise ourselves
like lanterns
with the millions of others-
with the mad
and the forgotten
and the strong of heart
to shine