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I cry because my love could lose her livelihood for loving me and yet she loves

I cry because to live is a gift I thought was curse and now I refuse to die

I cry because today we are not great, but someday we could be good

I cry because the power is in the people who feel powerless against people in power

I cry because the darkest hour does not come just before dawn but instead marks the beginning of a trek towards good

I cry because healing does not feel like healing just like playing does not feel like learning

I cry because hope is the only light on our path and our only map of this uncharted land where we stand hand in hand soul to soul we are warm as we follow what we know

I cry because in a crowd I have power and alone I have none, and yet my voice never changes

I cry because regardless of who is with me I am Someone walking towards Something

And I will chart the path