Dreaming In Adversity

For those who dream to create, and for those who dream to create change.

Dreaming In Adversity

With a spark it starts

In the heart of those who those

Who see beyond their tired hands

The hands that have built fences of tradition

At best

Oppression at worst

With a vision it begins

Colors of possibility dancing on a blank canvas

Words of hope and faith darting across blank pages

The whisper of change runs through

Cracked walls, lifeless trees, and stale, bitter air

There is something more than just what you know

And the voice(s) rise

Getting louder as passion and urgency collide

Intertwining with a calling and creativity

Speak! Some say

Stand Up! Some respond

Follow, and then live

But

Chains remain

The chains of insecurity

And fear of not being enough

Of defeat

That weightless feeling in one’s stomach

In the midst of a freefall

Surrounded by the wind that screams

“This is the way it has always been!”

“Who are you to dare?”

But dare one shall to dream

If it means becoming

Creating what others couldn’t

Worthless! Useless! Failure!

The world points an unclean finger

Shooting flames of adversity

Jump, duck, run

Keep walking

For who can measure the strength of the tenacious spirit

Given by God to fight when needed?

Fight not to kill or win

But to claim and proclaim the gift of life

Because each one life matters

Walk through hell to get to heaven

Rest, be still, and know peace

If only in mind and not on streets

This is our victory

This is how we dream in adversity

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