On this, the Inauguration Day of Donald Trump as President of the United States, I struggle with what to say. Then, I remembered something my Mother always said, "If you can't say something good, say nothing at all." So, what I can say is that I pray for our nation, and I pray for the world. One thing I do know is that we cannot expect anything positive from an agenda of hate. No matter what comes our way, we have to remain positive that the love in the hearts of the many will outweigh the hate in the hearts of the few.
I say good-bye to President Obama and his family and thank them for being a positive influence upon this country and the world. To President Obama I would like to say thank you for showing us hope, respect and integrity. You taught us that America is not just me and its not just you, it is us. One thing that describes us all, no matter what the color of our face, no matter what place we may have once called home, in this great land, we are all Americans.
Only Love
Some of the
greatest balladeers
Have reduced
us to tears
With songs
we will never forget.
We memorize
the words,
But our
hearts have never heard.
Nothing
erases the barrier of hate.
We keep
making the same mistakes.
If we want
to start anew,
We have to
change our point of view.
We can’t
write a new song
With a
chorus of hate.
With love,
we can end the heartaches of our past,
And build a
legacy that will last.
Only love
will right our wrongs
Only love
will heal the hurt,
Only love
will make our children strong
Most of
man’s years have been fraught with tears.
If peace is
what we seek,
Whether it’s
written in Spanish, Hebrew or Greek,
We all must
understand.
It doesn’t
take some great design and plan.
The solution
lies in the heart of man.
If we want
wars to cease,
If we want
to walk in peace,
All we need
is love.
Only love
will right our wrongs.
Only love
will make us strong.
Love will
help us write a new song.
Love will
help us get along.
All we need
is love
Love, love,
love.
Every day God
declares his love
And manifold
blessings throughout the universe.
In confirmation
of his message from above.
All we need
is love
Only love
Only love.
Only love
will pave the way
To a
brighter day.
Only love
will take us to the mountain top.
Only love
will make the hurting stop.
All we need
is love
Only love
Only love.
All we need
is love
High in the
heavens
And in the earth
below,
All we need
is love.
Only love
Only love