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We enter times of darkness now,

the wounded and the shaken,

the times that would us now destroy,

if we should not awaken.

But still I hear dear freedom's call.

I hear its march and chime

and if you now just listen close

you'll see it still yet shines.

Now as one, we will stand tall,

against these men of pain,

against all those who hurt our joy,

who bring tears like the rain.

If I must lead, let it be now.

Let me stand strong and tall,

Let us together break these chains

Let not the darkness fall.

For we have beauty, dreams, and light,

and they have none they fight for.

They've only pain, a pain that binds

a pain that we seek to cure.

I say again, we know it's cure,

for we have dreams and light,

for we have suffered, grown more whole,

and bloomed against the night.

They think they know our weakness now,

and we may well be weak,

but they know not the strength within

that now, at last, must speak.

They know not resolve, know not strength;

they do not know our love.

But they will hear our voice at last

our hearts like shining doves.

But never pain we seek of them,

though pain we may yet cause,

for hearts damaged well beyond ours

there is no healing gauze.

Empathy, as much a blade

as any surgeon's tool

shall be our instrument of peace,

as we now fight this duel.

With broken hearts and tear-filled eyes

we'll weather coming storm.

And when the clouds at last do lift,

the dawn will yet be warm.

Today our task seems bleak, I know

but hear me now and stand.

We will not give into the hate

that strides upon this land.

Though we are angry, hurt, and sad,

We'll not respond in kind.

We'll stand and speak of love and life

to those with injured mind.

A candle bright, lit on my desk

now stands against the dark.

It will not flicker, will not dim

that shining, tiny spark.

This battle now, waged all in words

I shall now t'last commence.

With shining heartstrings resonant

in beauty's firm defense.

I ask you now to join as one

to stand against the dark

to stand with me against what comes

to hold your shimmer-spark.