It Is About Us All

For those who are dejected  
at what election night brought
didn’t roll away way
I just want to share what I was taught
 
You may not have won  
but if are still trying you haven’t failed  
though I know the fear is  
any opposition will be jailed  
 
Yes there was a time when  
Pete Seeger, Paul Robeson were blacklisted  
harassed, scorned, ridiculed  
opposition was tight fisted  
 
But they served as models for other  
how to oppose and not subsidize hate
still heroes in my eyes  
no I must believe it isn’t to late
 
The other urge we shouldn’t feed
is giving up and abandoning all
we still have a voice at state’s levels  
if times are rough let’s head the call
 
For hope though meager is sill in the house  
and blood runs through the veins  
If so little to grab on to now  
there is so much to gain  
 
As on who since 1986 has seen much  
don’t abandon all to doubt  
we are talking about a livable world  
no time to pout
 
For you see even if those in opposition  
don’t see if you are also acting for them  
a breathable planet for all
that is the greatest gem  
 
 
Keeping hope alive even for someone like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.