We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one.
With every breath from my bronze-pounded chest, So let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left. If we merge mercy with might, and might with right, We will not be turned around or interruptedīy intimidation because we know our inactionĪnd inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation. We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be: Now we assert: 'how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?' So while once we asked 'how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe,' To author a new chapter, to offer hope and laughter to ourselves. We did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour, Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy.īut while democracy can be periodically delayed,įor while we have our eyes on the future, We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation It's the past we step into and how we repair it.
Scripture tells us to envision that 'everyone shall sit under their own vineĪnd fig tree and no one shall make them afraid.' Not because we will never again know defeatīut because we will never again sow division. That we'll forever be tied together victorious, Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: We seek harm to none and harmony for all. We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another. To compose a country committed to all cultures,Ĭolors, characters and conditions of man.Īnd so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us,īut what stands before us. We are striving to forge our union with purpose. Where a skinny Black girl descended from slavesĪnd raised by a single mother can dream of becoming presidentĪnd yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine,īut that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect. We, the successors of a country and a time Somehow we've weatheredĪnd witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished. We've learned that quiet isn't always peace.Īnd the norms and notions of what just isĪnd yet the dawn is ours before we knew it, 'Where can we find light in this never-ending shade, Here is the transcribed poem in full - it has not been published, so this uses USA Today's transcription (and the line breaks are ours and may differ in Gorman's version). In one reference, she quotes from scripture that is quoted by George Washington in the musical, "Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree and no one shall make them afraid." And in another, she uses a line that is central to Miranda's show: "History has its eyes on us." Obviously a Hamilton fan, Gorman made a couple of references to songs from the musical - she subsequently tweeted at creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who immediately tweeted back that he noticed. rahEClc6k2- Hillary Clinton January 20, 2021 Wasn't poem just stunning? She's promised to run for president in 2036 and I for one can't wait.
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