They say, “Don’t come back.”
I say, “Thank you, I will.”
They say, “Times are hard.”
I say, “But let’s wait and see.”
Some say, “Revisions don’t matter.”
I say, “Yes they do.”

With gratitude I raise my glass
and say, “Can we be people
of a new tomorrow?”
Listen deeply to your heart
and say, “Now is the time
to begin again.”

Celebrate resurgent hope
bubbling in your soul.
Take up the banner
of new beginnings.
Honor the sanctity
of our fragile human soul.