Sitting and wondering,
Left with no choice
Than to make that move,
That decisive move, now!
With all the will-power,
I mustered the courage
The courage to step out
In search of another way.
Each step, a step of hope,
Each stop, but rest enough,
Each morsel, strength for the journey
Toward hope, yet unborn.
Through rain and sunshine,
High tides and low,
Slipping and sliding
Yet, onward we go.
Chaos and confusion,
Pushing and shoving,
One aim only - pushed us —
Onward, to find a brighter tomorrow.
My hope! My child!
My promise! My possibility!
Don’t tear us apart now!
For deep in our hearts,
We cling to each other
Believing that here on this soil
We will find a brighter tomorrow.
- Rev. Miranda Ophelia Daley Sutherland, in solidarity with the parents and children at the U.S. border