As always, we move forward
\nobstacles are always there, always will be
\nwe go over, through, or around them<\/p>\n
Tell us no \u2013 someone always does –
\ntell them in no uncertain terms your \u2018YES\u2019
\nwhat is at stake here is you, yourself<\/p>\n
You are not alone \u2013 they think they
\nhave the numbers but they never do \u2013 the
\nmoral arc bends toward justice<\/p>\n
You are not wrong, they do not own
\nrighteousness \u2013 except when it comes to their
\nhyphenated \u2018self\u2019 variety<\/p>\n
They do not own you. You own you.
\nThey do not dictate what is not theirs to bear
\nWhere do we go? Forward. Now. <\/p>\n
\u2013 Mark L. Lucker
\n\u00a9 2022
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