Amanda Gorman "With this Bright Voice"

 

Hope is not passive.
It is spoken.
It is shared.
It is acted upon.

Every child is worthy.
And every voice — no matter how young — carries the power to brighten the world.

Amanda Gorman  With this bright Voice

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“With this bright voice

we speak audacious and audible;

Our purpose,

not just ethical, but eternal.

For while every child is rightfully unique,

The right to childhood

is universal.

We must care for

every child, everywhere,

No matter their race, religion,

or gender.

In this, we never

back down;

we never surrender,

Because every child deserves a chance,

And this world

deserves a change.

‍We might not always merit the earth

but every child shall inherit it

Quiet is the most dangerous violence

For the loudest bombs 

are those met with silence

through ordeals of conflict, and crisis

malady and misfortune.

We fight for the family

and organise for the orphan

We free the chained

and we feed the hungry

because in a world of chaos

Peace is written by the young

and any war is already lost

if the cost is any kid killed

Compassion is not foolish weakness

it is our fiercest will

We shall grow

our strength, and not by how we triumph in war,

but how we try for peace

we shall sow our success

not by how we suppress

those hardest to rule

but those hardest to reach

We shall show our spirit

Not by how we defeat our enemies

but by how we defend the exiled

Most importantly we shall know ourselves

not by how we champion those in power

but how we empower the child.

this promise is our future

this planet our home

thus let us not just pass on 

Sure wisdom to the young

Let the young's wisdom surpass our own.

With this bright voice

we speak,

audacious and audible;

What yesterday we might have called obstacles,

Today are opportunities that make us unstoppable.

We respond in every

strife and struggle,

Because every child is phenomenal,

And to every child

we are responsible.

This is not just purpose.

Now, more than ever,

It is possible.”

Every child deserves a place to grow.
And sometimes, the light returns because one young voice refuses to let it stay dark.