I will vote for the strength of being,
vote for the light
and not what covers it,
not what tries to cordon off and own it,
looming large with rules
for how, when, and for whom
it needs to shine

I will vote for the heart’s whisper
within each one of us
which tells us, contradicting roles and rules,
just what we are

We won’t be overthrown
for there is no power
outside the seed within,
no power but that which calls it forth.

©Wendy Mulhern
November 4, 2018