The I And The Me

If ever there was a time for we,
a time to forgo the I and the me,
a time for every human to see
if we’re all to be authentically free,
the moment is at hand.

If you are enslaved by power and greed,
if you can’t obtain life’s basic needs
and if there’s nothing left to clothe and feed
the innocent ones who cry and plead,
then I’m affected, too.

No longer can I look the other way.
I can’t avoid the words you say.
I’ve tried too long to walk away
but now I know I have to stay.
Time is running out.

Justice insists that we must stand
hand in hand across this land,
no longer plead but now demand
justice for every woman and man.
It can be no other way.

If ever there was a time for we,
a time to forgo the I and the me,
now, my friends, we are called to be
examples of courage, people who see
the gifts of human diversity.