A New Era: Kindness is Dawning: A Poem of Hope by Lu Sobredo

 

A NEW ERA: KINDNESS IS DAWNING

There’s no denying it, no way of hiding it

that kindness came in short supply

these four years. But no longer. 

And I can breathe again.

As kindness o'er the land shall reign. 

The people have spoken. Our voices

strong, our cries clear. 

And that made the difference, 

made possible today’s new dawning--

the return of kindness, soon. 

In the people’s house. 

In the land we love.

Kindness heals. Hate exhausts our spirit. 

Today people shouted from rooftops, 

car-tops or at the very least 

at the top of our voices,

with unmistakable beat, joy in our hearts.

We are relieved. Yes, we are.

We are feeling good again. 

Indeed the people spoke up and chose 

truth over falsity; caring over malice.

It is the right thing, choosing kindness.

It is the right time, choosing to heal.

Today is testimony to diversity. Diversity 

as strength for our country 

and as hope for all, not for one or the few, 

but for all regardless of what skin 

covers our souls. Our country 

reclaimed its soul, its virtues

which were at the core of its founding.

Equality for all.

Justice for all.

The women’s suffrage: the right 

of women to vote in elections,

the hard-fought fight 

that began mid-19th century ago, today saw 

the long and treacherous 

sacrifices were not for naught. 

Today feels like a rebirth, 

and isn’t it fitting 

that this new birth put a woman 

in the second highest office of the land. 

We can all claim she is all of us, 

we, the women of this land.

We, who have been humiliated and ridiculed.

We, who have been disgraced 

over these four years. But no more. 

We didn’t stand silent. We exercised 

the right so many before us fought for, 

so many women and men, young and old 

whose ancestry hailed 

from all corners of this globe, 

and who risked their lives 

and safety for the future, the future 

we continue to fight for—

For economic and political equality;

For social justice deserved by every living being.

We move forward, we welcome the return 

of decency, we demand for everyone’s dignity 

and the dignity befitting our planet. The return 

of kindness will benefit ALL 

including those who may not yet see, 

not yet hear or not yet feel... 

what this change could mean to all. 

There is no “them and us,” there is only

We, the PEOPLE...

We, the stewards of this EARTH.

The era of kindness is dawning. 

The dark begins to show light when we choose

to open our eyes and see with our hearts.

Hope is at our doorstep.

The light beckons.

The light shines on all the people.

The light shines on all the earth.

©Poem by Lu Sobredo 

Celebrating ~

President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris.

Draft ~ November 7, 2020

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lu Sobredo is the publisher of LuTravelsAbroad, a blog dedicated to those afflicted with illnesses that limit mobility. A Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferer determined to function in her new normal, she traveled often before the pandemic. During the pandemic her love of writing has resurfaced. She now travels through her mind's eye; her journey reflected in several of her new poems and her first attempt as an aspiring novelist. Watch for her first fictional novel in 2021.