The Daily Boost #507

United we dream

Today, on Independence Day in the US, I dream of a more inclusive America—a safe home for everyone who chooses to live here. (You with me?)

In honor of the dream, I offer you this beautiful choral piece:

#UNITEDWEDREAM

Aquí estamos.
This is where we found our home away from home.
This is where we belong.
Mother Earth, who feeds us all,
takes our roots,
their roots,
no matter how long,
how short—
she’s whispering:
this is where you belong.
R E S I S T! R E S I S T!
Pelea con diente y madre!
This is where you belong, Dreamer!

(My thanks to Tonality, composer Melissa Dunphy, and lyricist Claudia D. Hernández.)

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