Poem: "I Believe" (Poem 4)

Poem: "I Believe"

Today is sad.
Hope failed.
People were willingly led astray.

I still believe in love.
I believe in respecting the humanity in others,
no matter their color, gender, or who they love.

I am stretched to respect those who love a leader,
A leader who hates those I love.

But I believe in love,
in warming centers for the homeless,
In foster homes for dogs.
I believe in hugs.

I believe in feeding hungry kids,
Whether in Africa or in our public schools.
I believe in hope for kids,
No matter their color,
No matter which country they or their parents were born in.

I also believe there are no easy answers.
But I believe complexity isn't a good excuse for not trying,
For not caring,
For being heartless.

I still believe in hope,
Even when it's hard to find.