Does America contradict herself
here at the ballot box today?
Don’t corrupt money and abuses of power
threaten a future that is already
uncertain, fragile, failing?
Are we poised to witness
a betrayal of our democratic roots?
Today I exercise my franchise.
Vote for who is best to serve.
Yet I wonder,
will authentic participation and
informed choice carry the day?
Will democracy survive?
We gather and pray:
May a fresh vision of government
be restored to its original purpose.
May everyone have a voice.
May whatever needs to be done
be our clarion call.
Let us bind the sores of discontent,
participate in the future
as a united voice of collective wisdom
calling for equity, inclusion, justice,
as each new moment unfurls
out of the womb of abiding peace.