Walk with me unwearied
peacefully and unhurried
with no stone underfoot or evil afoot
Where the long walk finally bends
rightly towards equality
The road cleared of danger ahead
We will all travel easily and limitlessly
and go Willy Nilly indiscriminately
sharing the sights of our natural beauty
that every humane eye can see
And the sun will shine down without partiality
Illuminating the right-of-way for all
Sky sighs and we rise
to greet clouds shaped for us
With unharnessed trust
we merge into the motley of the many free
Unseparated but uniquely me and thee
bringing much respected good
to each and every neighborhood
Each moment calling true
No tight smiled colorless grimace of a grin
putting on black face to save face
while calling us out disgraced
No fear of our otherness undressed
exposed by contagiously baneful unlikeness
We can be greeted and seated
with everyday familiarity
Well received occupying together
any valued space
without burden of status or race
No xenophobic badge of blue
with darkened dirty white judgement
to be criminally viewed
Each well built bridge we draw near
spanning the uproar of any raging river
has no toll to cross or reason to fear
No need to cling to the chasm
of any narrow minded deep ravine
cagily clawing forward
with stalwart bloodied hands
while propping a unbalanced leg up
Fingers cramped and crossed heavenward
Ladders will be provided for all
No chains or rope to hang low
to crush or scrape a unsuspecting brow
Just united arms crossed below
A foundation of care to catch our fall
Walk with me everywhere fair
anywhere you want to go
Your travel pack foreseen will be full
With no unneeded baggage to hold
Rejoice and be the light
At the end of every tunnel or trouble
Be emboldened for the road ahead
Walk far and eagerly embrace the fresh air
No middle of the road cautionary line retreat
to stay only in your lane
No stop,detour, or keep out sign
That ends a journey in defeat
Be the water and the welcome in
for those who travel in the heat
Climb clear to the edge
Be the beautiful view and marvel at it all
Every ledge a foothold for renewal
and a safe place to rest
with strong voices singing
Like nightingales before dawn
Melody echoing far below
Gaining strength in a chorus
with harmony so sweet
We are lifted up with hope to bestow
Walk with me well fed
In picnic like tranquility
with the sun bright ahead
Well shaded under a many branched tree
of broad leafed humanity
Cultivated and with purpose grown
through tree tossing storms and drought
Each core ring of heart we have known
has strengthened our solidarity and solidity
on which our living years are about
Seeded and watered continuously
with tears blood and soul
Finally trust to lean
against what will be the solid safety
and reliability of this mutually
rooted tree of our democracy
Walk with me in forests of healthy green
That we will sow together and continue to grow-MLH