Today's the day

Today's the day
Take action
Make a statement
Decide on path to walk
Humdrum years
of passing the buck
of finding an excuse
of postponing inevitable
of fear and pretence
of hypocrisy and deceit
Touting as largeness of heart
your veneer of respectability
A cruel-kind hand
rips off that veil
cuts  layers of myth
Now walk the razor's edge
proud and dignified
To elements exposed.
Today's the day
To turn around
To win new ground
Start on a hurdle race
A hundred listless hours
of chattering and muttering
of keeping a distance
of denying ownership
Securing safe space
your othering of dangerous trends
A cruel hand
rips off the veil
cuts layers of myth
Now walk the talk
Take birth again
To new order awake.

Us

You say "Us"
to describe you and yours
to include and exclude
for every "us' has a "them"
Us means separate frames
living a common life
a togetherness
without likes and dislikes
an allegiance
beyond love and hate
 A word that joins and cements
A word that creates units
A word that others and excludes
draws a magic line
to hold in your and yours.