I Have Waited For This Time

I have waited for this time
this rising of voices
a chorus of resistance
of heart and action as one
against injustice and greed

I have waited for this time
when sparks of hope fly
in rooms where people listen
to each other speak
of hardships and dreams

I have waited for this time
when faith and struggle unite
where love and truth reign
and peace is a force
to be reckoned with

I have waited for this time
of power re-defined
by the oppressed
where a movement of the people
is a compassionate thing

I have waited for this time
of honoring lineage
of those gone before
who broke free of the chains
that held them down

I have waited for this time
I knew it was coming
like one knows the sound
of one’s beating heart
joining with others
beating the drum
of victory

c.Marlene Azoulai2011