The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
by Amanda Gorman
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“When day comes, we step out of the shade of flame and unafraid.The new dawn balloons as we free it.For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
“Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:That even as we grieved, we grewThat even as we hurt, we hopedThat even as we tired, we tried”
“Somehow we've weathered and witnesseda nation that isn't brokenbut simply unfinished. . .And yes we are far from polishedfar from pristinebut that doesn't mean we arestriving to form a union that is perfectWe are striving to forge a union with purpose”
“That is the promised glade, The hill we climb, if only we dare it: Because being American is more than a pride we inherit— It’s the past we step into, and how we repair it.”
“our people diverse and beautiful will emerge,battered and beautifulWhen day comes we step out of the shade,aflame and unafraid”
“The new dawn blooms as we free it, For there is always light, If only we're brave enough to see it, If only we're brave enough to be it.”
“We will not march back to what was,But move to what shall be:A country that is bruised but whole,Benevolent but bold,Fierce and free.”
“For there is always light, If only we’re brave enough to see it, If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
“We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace, And the norms and notions of what “just is” Isn’t always justice.”
“When day comes, we step out of the shade, Aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it, For there is always light, If only we’re brave enough to see it, If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
“Scripture tells us to envision that: “Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree, And no one shall make them afraid.”
“Somehow, we’ve weathered and witnessed A nation that isn’t broken, but simplyunfinished.”
“If we merge mercy with might, and mightwith right, Then love becomes our legacy, And change, our children’s birthright.”
“If we merge mercy with might, and might with right,Then love becomes our legacy,And change, our children's birthright.So let us leave behind a country betterthan the one we were left.”
“That even as we grieved, we grew,That even as we hurt, we hoped,That even as we tired, we tried.”
“There is always light, if only your brave enough to see it. If only your brave enough to be it.”
“When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid.The new dawn blooms as we free it.For there is always light,if only we’re brave enough to see it.If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
“When day comes, we step out of the shade of flame and unafraid.The new dawn balloons as we free it.For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.If only we’re brave enough to be it.The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country”
“So while once we asked: How could wepossibly prevail over catastrophe? Now we assert: How could catastrophepossibly prevail over us?”
“The hill we climb, if only we dare it: Because being American is more than a pride we inherit—It’s the past we step into, and how we repair it.”
“So while we once asked: How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Now we assert: How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?”
“Not because we will never again knowdefeat, But because we will never again sowdivision.”
