As we come into this new dawn
Filled with fear, confusion, loss
Sadness, dispair, grief
Shock, hate, disgust
We must step back
Heal
Grieve
Mourn
Take a break
Take a few breaths
Recharge
Regroup
This new dawn
Must see a new fight.
Not of violence or hate
But compassion and empathy
We must seek to unite
We must seek to protect
Those who will need it
We must fight on
With this new dawn,
We must see ourselves
For who we truly are
And prepare the way ahead
This is not surrender.
This is not the end.
This merely a setback
We must fight to overcome.
We must stand firm
We must keep moving on
We can’t go back.
We must never go back.
The battleground has shifted
The pieces being laid out
We must remain strong
We must regroup
Regroup
Recover
Forge on
Forge on
The past has been written
But the future lies ahead
A broken, beaten path
But a pathway nonetheless
The path ahead is dim and dangerous
But the arc of history is also long,
And our actions now
Determine how far we go