"Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children." † ~ morning (for mlk) there’s a crack beneath the city running deeper than the streets every promise left unfinished every voice made to retreat children learning fear by watching old men staring at the ground but somewhere, back behind the noise different voices birthing sound smoke hanging over avenues sirens screaming in the rain still the human heart keeps beating through the weight of all this pain every hand that reached to darkness every heart they pushed away carries sparks beneath the ashes longing for the break of day ~ keep your eyes on the horizon though the dawn comes hard and slow there’s a revolution brewing with a truth we’ve always known ~ i believe that morning’s coming i can hear it in the crowd every chained and broken story is singing fearless now no more shadows without names no more mercy locked away we were never born for silence we were born to praise this day ~ mothers praying into headlines workers slaving in the heat young hearts marching in the tension who will not accept defeat every wall becomes a question every wound a solemn climb you can hold a people down but not forever, not this time there’s a thunder in the distance coming closer every hour hope is not a fragile whisper watch it gaining strength and power and the ones who came before us did not carry all that flame just so we could bow our heads let the world remain the same ~ as the sky begins to open as the fear begins to break feel the rumble coursing through us as the ground begins to shake ~ i believe that morning’s coming i can hear it in the crowd every chained and broken story is singing fearless now no more shadows without names no more mercy locked away we were never born for silence we were born to praise this day ~ not one voice : thousands : rising not one dream : millions : waking let us step away from hatred offer hands across the line lift up voices, joyful, singing : your freedom is bound to mine we are more than what divides us more than fear in old disguise you can feel the whole world turning toward the longing in our eyes ~ i believe that morning’s coming i can hear it in the crowd every chained and broken story finally singing right out loud no more waiting in the shadows no more eyes cast on the ground we will rise and lift each other we will rise and stand unbound i believe that morning’s coming as a river, as a fire and no power of oppression can survive our holy choir ~ we were never born for silence let us now rise up and say : i have a dream that we will be free one day rjh 8may2026 🙏 . namasté . 🙏 ~ † excerpted from Dr Martin Luther King Jr, "I Have a Dream" (August 28, 1963 : March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom) https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety https://thekingcenter.org/belove/ style inspired by The Soother, "She's in Control" https://suno.com/song/aabbaace-eb50-4c46-ae12-7db22a70849b ~ nb : if you like guitar ... and i like guitar ... like, i *really* like guitar ... you must listen to some of the soother's work : this from his playlist "my blues collection album" : a masterclass on guitar ... from the axe through the signal path to the cabinet ... from the main stage to the soundboard ... simply extraordinary ... https://suno.com/playlist/82a87514-6bd3-4a94-b00d-c26c883cc27b https://suno.com/@comfortingscene003 "yeah i know it's only rock'n'roll ... but i like it, like it, yes i do" ... (j/r . trs . '74) guitars :: prs : angelus, custom 24 : gibson les paul studio ~ nb 2 : "speaking of america" docuseries : "to honor america’s 250th anniversary, the university of virginia’s lifetime learning and the office of the president invite you to join us for speaking of america, a one-of-a-kind docuseries exploring america’s greatest speeches." https://engagement.virginia.edu/learn/2026-america
