I want to wake up
in a new morning
where there is way more kindness,
more ubiquitous sharing
than birds performing
endless songs without recompence.
I want to wake up
in a new day
when land, nature, beauty,
wisdom, creativity, tenderness
are not saleable commodities
but resources commonly possessed.
I want to wake up
to a new way
when no one is homeless or hungry,
when children learn caring with their ABCs
not only for friends and family
but for all humanity.
I want to wake up
in a new era
when hate and bigotry are history,
when wars, mass slaughter,
rape of the planet and its future
are dim, cob-webbed memories.
I want us to wake up in this new year
with new ideas, new courage, new heart
to defeat a loathsome tyranny,
to become new people, new community
with a new chance, a fresh start
towards the world we want to see.