come together

we are one nation with millions
of voices and dreams and worries

from Appalachia to Alaska
from Boston to Beverly Hills
from Selma to San Francisco

we have a president who
dreamed the impossible dream

we saw weeping, dancing in the streets
while disappointment draped many living rooms

hope...... has overcome
fear of the unknown

and the words become

critical challenges

that rest heavy in one pair
of outstretched hands……