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Yesterday I saw a bright light, not a dark cloud</p><p id="0971">Yesterday I saw the courage to stand firm as a person of character in the face of fear and danger</p><p id="f309">Yesterday I saw a better “future” for all, not just who thought that they deserved it</p><p id="6b0d">Yesterday is in the past…let’s look at our “tomorrow” together.</p><p id="b314"><b>I want to know that person in the mirror again.</b></p><p id="af3d">Like many here in the United States, and globally, 2020 has been a tough year for me. So many challenges we are facing, and so much promise that seems to be lost. But, is it?</p><p id="a02d">I want to believe in the good in people and humanity as a whole. I know we are all trying to do the right things. Be the good people that we each have the power to be.</p><p id="873a">I, like many of you just have to be reminded, that the person we see in the mirror each morning, is the person that we are.</p><p id="f436">Who that person “is” is up to each of us. Up to our beliefs. Up to our actions. Up to our courage and conviction. Up to each of us to look back, say we were wrong, and then do something positive about it.</p><p id="3583">We can have communities, cities, countries, and the world we want, but we have to want to see it. See it for what it is, and what it can be.</p><p id="6fa0">Let’s get started, and “stop looking back”. Let’s move forward together!</p><h2 id="f0b9">Other Stories or Poems You Might Be Interested In Reading</h2><div id="ac86" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/its-time-to-vote-3460fe2a3a2"> <div> <div> <h2>It’s Time To Vote</h2> <div><h3>Make it count, do it today!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*CFLUcDsJ0wgDCTna)"></div> </div> </div> <

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POETRY

I Hate How I “Look”

Is this how we want our world to look now?

Photo by James Dryden on Unsplash

I look at myself in the mirror, but I don’t know who I see

Yesterday I saw promise

Yesterday I saw compassion

Yesterday I saw the contribution of one’s passions and talents

Yesterday I saw initiative in its’ purest forms

Yesterday I saw fairness

Yesterday I saw honor, demonstrating integrity, good character, thinking and acting honestly

Yesterday I saw the sharing of ideas, not just discourse and hate

Yesterday I saw humility to give praise to those who earn it

Yesterday I saw “love”

Yesterday I saw freedom

Yesterday I saw civil discourse, yet reasoned and respectful of one another’s views

Yesterday I saw integrity to keep one’s promises, to expose the untruths, and to tell the truth

Yesterday I saw liberty

Yesterday I saw justice

Yesterday I saw perseverance

Yesterday I saw responsibility, acting on good judgment, deserving the trust of others.

Yesterday I saw vigilance to look for wrongs, to see wrongs, to right the wrongs. Remedy possible injustices or evil.

Yesterday I saw laws for all, not just the few

Yesterday I saw a bright light, not a dark cloud

Yesterday I saw the courage to stand firm as a person of character in the face of fear and danger

Yesterday I saw a better “future” for all, not just who thought that they deserved it

Yesterday is in the past…let’s look at our “tomorrow” together.

I want to know that person in the mirror again.

Like many here in the United States, and globally, 2020 has been a tough year for me. So many challenges we are facing, and so much promise that seems to be lost. But, is it?

I want to believe in the good in people and humanity as a whole. I know we are all trying to do the right things. Be the good people that we each have the power to be.

I, like many of you just have to be reminded, that the person we see in the mirror each morning, is the person that we are.

Who that person “is” is up to each of us. Up to our beliefs. Up to our actions. Up to our courage and conviction. Up to each of us to look back, say we were wrong, and then do something positive about it.

We can have communities, cities, countries, and the world we want, but we have to want to see it. See it for what it is, and what it can be.

Let’s get started, and “stop looking back”. Let’s move forward together!

Other Stories or Poems You Might Be Interested In Reading

About Michael

Michael Thacker is a not so young adult blogger, aspiring writer, and sometimes seller of real estate.

Michael tweets a LOT on Twitter. Posts every once in a while on Facebook. Occasionally lets his opinions be known to friends, family, and anyone else that will listen.

Connect with Michael

You can follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MichaelThackerI.

If you want to connect on Facebook, the best place is https://www.facebook.com/RMichaelThacker/

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