We The People
written by: Kayt Peck
“We the people,” they said.
Bewigged men in a colony with dreams of independence
They held a vision of freedom …
… for themselves at least.
Were they?
The people that is.
Dark skinned people in a desert land.
Diné they call themselves.
It means “the people.”
Are they?
The people that is.
Slavic tongues call themselves the ones with language …
… basically, “the people.”
Are they?
The people that is.
African drums.
Gentle mantras.
Skins of all color throughout the world.
Everywhere cultures self-name themselves “the people.”
Are they?
The people that is.
The answer is “yes,” period, exclamation point, a simple “yes.”
Wherever warm blood flows red through human veins …
Where the longing for love and understanding motivates human lives.
Where fear and uncertainty foster hate and limit human lives.
Wherever humanity lives with a dream of freedom.
There you will find …
We the people …
… hold these truths to be self-evident.
That all humanity has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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