Isaiah's Lament

I am the voice

Of one who

Cries out from the

Wilderness

Calling an end to

Infertility

Calling out for the rain

Crying, wailing for

Life, for growth

Weeping for

The reaping

When nothing's

Been sown

Yearning for change

I am the voice

Of one who

Cries out

Alone from the

Wilderness,

Come alive,

Stop being dormant,

This is not the time

For docility,

Rise up,

Prepare ye the way,

Forge ahead,

Lay the ground,

I am the voice of one

Where there is none,

Sending forth a cry;

From the wilderness

Awaken from your slumber,

Hear with your ears

See with your eyes

They're only closed;

You're not blind.

Corral your fears

Leave them behind.

I am the voice of one

Crying "Freedom",

From the wilderness

Shake the chains,

Break the fetters

Stand up on weak legs

Build them to be strong

Make no allowance

For hindrance

Come forth and create

Bloom in your expression

Come forth and dance

Come forth and live

In this very moment

I am the voice of one

Calling out

From the wilderness

A rally for change

Not Obama's vision of change,

But the people's

The breaking of status quo

Disposing old notions

Embracing healing

Throw out your laurels

Be reborn

I am the voice of one

Crying out

From the wilderness

You are enough

You are beautiful

You are capable

Arise from nothing

Compose yourself to

Be something

I am the voice of one

Crying out

From the wilderness

Shed your duress,

If you need to leave

Start planning your egress

Embrace your own being

Know it, grow it,

Never let it go

In forfeit or for profit.

I am the voice of one

Crying out

From the wilderness.