Do we do nothing

But stare at the sky?

 

Do we do nothing

But avert our eyes?

 

Do we do nothing

But stifle our cries?

 

Do we do nothing

But conform to lies?

 

Or, could we become

All we can be?

 

And settle the wake 

Of this turbulent sea?

 

And rise above waves

And rise above fear

And shout at the sun:

"Look! we are here!"

And inhale its rays

And exhale its light

And till the dark earth

To show its true plight

And build new horizons

And give birth to dawns

That outshine the darkness

And banish dark storms

For one day we'll be

The starlight of time

Which, briefly awoke

To make the earth shine