Faces

These are the worst of times and these are
The best of times racism
Bigotry,  ego centrism, prejudice
Hatred and
Violence are breaking the heart of
Our Planet and strangling
It’s soul and yetwe are coming alive
As never
Before! Nelson Mandela: a black man
A former symbol of subjugation and slavery
Guides South Africa democracy and
Freedom flourish as never before
And a new consciousness
Proclaims the dawn of the
Age of Enlightenment
Where survival of the fittest is replaced
By survival of the wisest

Let us dream of the great and sudden splendor
Of a new tomorrow let us dream of
The full flowering of a
New collective consciousness let
Us dream of a tomorrow where we
Can hold our heads high and stretch our arms
Toward perfection let us dream of a
Tomorrow where we no longer
Fragment and fracture
Our global village with
Narrow domestic walls
Where tribalism no longer services under
The pretense of nationalism
And patriotic fervor and where we can truly
Live from the soul and know love as the
Ultimate truth at the heart of all creation

Let us dream of a tomorrow where our children
Are nurtured and protected and - our elders
Revered and journeyed and venerated
Let us dream
Of peace and harmony and laughter let
Us dream of joy and ecstasy let us
Dream of dancing the cosmic dance and, as
We dream, let us remember those who dared
To dream before us
Sacrificed their yesterday
So we could have our tomorrow!