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As We Marched

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on March 29, 2026| 12 Comments »


 
 
I imagined every step a step toward integrity, 
toward justice. Toward language that respects
diversity. Every step a step toward equality. Truth. 
I imagined every step one step closer to peace 
in our country, toward peace in the world. 
I am old enough to not believe in arrivals, 
I am fool enough to believe in love. 
I am human enough to believe in community. 
I am scientist enough to know we need each other. 
Perhaps some part of me wondered what good it did 
for a few hundred people in a remote mountain town 
to walk together a few blocks, chanting, then walk 
back to the courthouse again, but tonight, in my body,
I feel it, the trust in humanity that rises when I think
of how we gathered and drummed and believed
in what our country can be. My heart beats 
a new rhythm in time with belonging.
“This is what democracy looks like.” 
Tonight, after we’ve all gone home, 
I know we’re all still marching. 

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