As always, we move forward
obstacles are always there, always will be
we go over, through, or around them

Tell us no – someone always does –
tell them in no uncertain terms your ‘YES’
what is at stake here is you, yourself

You are not alone – they think they
have the numbers but they never do – the
moral arc bends toward justice

You are not wrong, they do not own
righteousness – except when it comes to their
hyphenated ‘self’ variety

They do not own you. You own you.
They do not dictate what is not theirs to bear
Where do we go? Forward. Now.

– Mark L. Lucker
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