We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west, We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one Will be the inheritance of the next generationĮvery breath from my bronze-pounded chest, How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us? How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracyīut while democracy can be periodically delayed We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation It’s because being American is more than a pride we inherit, That everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree Not because we will never again know defeatīut because we will never again sow division That we’ll forever be tied together, victorious Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters andĪnd so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us We are striving to forge a union with purpose We the successors of a country and a timeĭescended from slaves and raised by a single mother We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace Where can we find light in this never-ending shade? presidential inauguration, with the 22-year-old reciting her poem “The Hill We Climb” after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as president and vice president. Amanda Gorman became the youngest person to deliver a poem at a U.S.
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