Listen to a song of hope, “We Are the Boat”[1] by following the link below. The lyrics are here.

Somos el barco, somos el mar,
Yo navego en ti, tu navegas en mi
We are the boat, we are the sea, I sail in you, you sail in me

The stream sings it to the river, the river sings it to the sea
The sea sings it to the boat that carries you and me

Somos el barco, somos el mar,
Yo navego en ti, tu navegas en mi
We are the boat, we are the sea, I sail in you, you sail in me

The boat we are sailing in was built by many hands
And the sea we are sailing on, it touches every land

Somos el barco, somos el mar,
Yo navego en ti, tu navegas en mi
We are the boat, we are the sea, I sail in you, you sail in me

So with our hopes we set the sails
And we face the winds once more
And with our hearts we chart the waters never sailed before

Somos el barco, somos el mar,
Yo navego en ti, tu navegas en mi
We are the boat, we are the sea, I sail in you, you sail in me

This song brings me hope. It reminds me that “Us” does include “Them.” It must. If it doesn’t, we remain blind and at war. Not a winning combination, unless you are trying to be lost.

Let’s be the boats instead sailing uncharted waters toward peace.


Images: “Your Tired Your Poor Your Huddled Masses”[2] (in other words—us);
and the Us-Them image by Jeff Macnelly[3]

[1] https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yfp-t&p=we+are+the+boat#id=3&vid=a0e219f4b6419944e8b89f05adef7f22&action=click
[2] Found at: http://home.earthlink.net/~old-etcher/YourTiredYourPoorYourHuddledMasses.htm (used without permission and with apologies to the unknown artist; no credits were attributed at this website)
[3] https://www.oldladyandpurpledragon.com/us-them/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_MacNelly