“We will rebuild, reconcile and recover in every known nook of our nation,in every corner called our country our people diverse and beautifulwill emerge battered and beautiful.When day comes, we step out of the shade aflame and unafraid.The new dawn blooms as we free it.For there is always light.If only we’re brave enough to see it.If only we’re brave enough to be it.”Amanda Gorman The Hill We ClimbThe Hill We Climb (2020)
“When day comes we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss we carry. A sea we must wade.We’ve braved the belly of the beast.We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace.In the norms and notions of what "just is" isn’t always justice.And yet, the dawn is ours before we knew it.Somehow we do it.Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken, but simply unfinished.”Amanda Gorman The Hill We ClimbThe Hill We Climb (2020)
