When day comes we step out of the shade,
aflame and unafraid.
The new dawn blooms as we free it,
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it,
If only we’re brave enough to be it.

Amanda Gorman (b. 1998) American poet and activist

“The Hill We Climb” (2021)
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Read at the Presidential Inauguration (20 Jan 2021).