"A Brave and Startling Truth" by Maya Angelou
Adaptation: "Brave Truth"

We, this people, on this small and drifting planet
Whose hands can strike with such abandon
That in a twinkling, life is sapped from the living,
Yet those same hands can touch with such healing.

We are a brave and startling truth,
In our hearts, a flame of youth,
We reach for the stars, we seek the light,
We are the hope that shines so bright.

We, this people, on this small and drifting planet
Who reach daily for the bomb, the blade and the dagger,
Yet those same hands can stretch out with joy,
And offer solace, compassion, and care.

We are a brave and startling truth,
In our hearts, a flame of youth,
We reach for the stars, we seek the light,
We are the hope that shines so bright.

When we come to it,
We, this people, on this wayward, floating body,
Created on this earth, of this earth,
We shall have peace and joy.

When we come to it,
We, this people, on this small and drifting planet,
We shall be a shelter for the weak,
And a home for the lost and the seeking.

We are a brave and startling truth,
In our hearts, a flame of youth,
We reach for the stars, we seek the light,
We are the hope that shines so bright.

We are the hope that shines so bright,
A brave and startling truth.