Against the Tide

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Against the Tide
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Can truth and justice be forgotten, while
Injustice rules and lies of all degrees
Inform our views—and so our actions too?
Or should we strive (despite our frailties
And all the weight that presses down on those 
That seek the truth—and seek for justice too)
To be with those who swim against the tide? 
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Though some may call them fools and others worse,
And though they're faced with silence and ignored
(Or else reviled, condemned and made to pay
Through loss of sustenance or freedom, or
Are brought to harm or even lose their lives),
They give us hope—and keep the flame alive
That lights the darkness in the depths of night.
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2024 May 9th, Thu.
Berkeley, California
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