dad?
yes, my love
where do we come from?
and we come from all of this
this is a story about a time
a time of strange times
what happened during the Big Bang?
what came after our Sun and planets were created?
throughout the first nano nano nano milli centi second of this Universe
that’s when this story takes shape
in the valley of our birth place
and we cried out to the Universe that we were here
that we were here
and we were many
so many
trillions upon trillions upon trillions
so countless and beautiful
every atom of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorous that makes up our bodies was forged in stars
and as the world continued to change
we evolved our ways
we honor the ancestors and the elders
we pass on the knowledge from generation to generation
maybe we go cyborg
incorporating technology into our skin, bones, and brains
if we all had biological Bluetooth, USB, or WiFi,
i could’ve just beamed this presentation to y’all
it’s hard work up here you know
there will be the pulling and pushing of emotions
there will be laughter, and tears, and everything in between
for all the racism and hatred that the color of our skin has produced through the history of
our humanity, and for all the conflict that exists even till this very day
it all comes down to vitamin D
if we held hands for a moment and listened
we could become the power of love
the power of unity
and the power of understanding
we gathered together as a community in peace
we showed the universe how great we could all be
if we just sat and listened to the music
if you happen to be down to help create a global self-sustaining reality,
imagine the impact we could have
because the moment we perfect this
the moment we get this
we all win
together
game on
because energy is the currency of the universe
tonight, I want you to think about your life
and go out there and live it
Hānau ka iʻa hānau ka Naiʻa i ke kai lā holo
this is our chance to write our own history
do we destroy ourselves?
or do we take care of ourselves
and give our species the best chance of making it to the future unscathed?
the time to listen to each other has just begun
Used with permission of the poet.