We The People

are remembering our name
waking up & taking what was always promised us
but never was intended to be ours

we the workers / we the renters
we the women / we the youth
we the houseless / the illegals
the unemployed / the disillusioned
we the Black Lives / we the Natives
the believers & the cynical
we the unsung / we the fire-keepers
the visions of our ancestors
& seeds of generations yet to come

repairing our wounds / shining our light
changing our face / demanding our rights

we the people who work double-shifts
we the people whose loved ones are jailed
we the people who are jailed for the sake of our loved ones
& deported & tortured / evicted & starved

we the people who built all this wealth
for men who said “We the People”
but meant only themselves

we the teachers / we the students
the troublemakers & the truants
we the squatters / we the dreamers
we the marchers / we the movement
we the rebels / we the rabble
we the damned & we the saved
from Atlanta to Seattle
come to claim the deal we made

we the nurses in the fire
we the maids & uber drivers
we who've always been essential
realizing our potential

       We the People in Order to form
       a more perfect Union in the eye of the storm
       establish Justice in the land of slaughter
       insure Domestic Tranquility from those who poison our water
       provide for the Common Defense beyond wars
       promote the General Welfare beyond prisons
       & secure the Blessings of Liberty
       to ourselves & our Posterity

do ordain this new Generation of the Free
& establish our Constitution

for these lands
from sea to sea