All Awake to Humanity (Sonnet 2050) – Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets

Science ought to be at the forefront
of calling and curing mindlessness,
not an olympian god aloof on pedestal
distantly passing judgment, like
hallucinations through bushes.

Faith ought to be at the forefront
of calling out persecution and malice,
rather than seeking justification in
dead books, like brainless primates.

Selma to Montgomery, from river to the sea,
We stand guard, with no weapon but our dignity.
Reason is our ark, love is our compass –
Colored, White, Muslim and otherwise, together
we shall overcome – All Awake to Humanity!