we’re Americans!!
our task in this world
is to make the ideal
real––
to honor the highest
virtues we can find,
create or
imagine
to share the good
of our lives with all
others
we must have
truth––
we must have
trust
we must have the
courage to love one
another––
we must be civilized
in the arts &
sciences
fairness & justice
truth & goodness
kindness & civility
we’re Americans––
we shake hands
& work hard
like Americans––
we admire our
differences
& lift the weakest
among us
on our shoulders
we invent the future
to the thrill of the
world
we’re Americans––
we are, after all,
the land of the free &
the home of
the brave––
we love our freedom
so much––
we want every human
to be free
we’re Americans––
we are every organismic
genome––
speaking every language––
respecting every
faith
we’re Americans––
we overcome adversity
with firm belief
in our laws, in our
friends, & in our
selves
we raise each other
up
as proudly as our
flag––
we’re Americans––
we’re citizens of
the world––
created equal––
& equal under the law––
standing tall
under the wide, blue
sky