<\/p>\n
So this poem is for cases and spaces
\nhope laced on bright and happy faces
\nIts for bravery
\nThat made us fly over oceans, rivers and sees
\nto convene here at the IDRC…<\/p>\n
This poem is for children
\nThe ones whose lives we have gathered to improve
\nIts for educators, the ones whose pains we want to soothe
\nIts for support
\nTo those officials whose days have been blue<\/p>\n
This poem is for us
\nFor our willingness to give
\nAnd to receive
\nAnd to share
\nAnd to bless
\nAnd to keep going, even when progress feels like moving pebbles up a monutain.<\/p>\n
This poem is for the one in Canadian tux
\nFor the one that loves walks and skis in the snow
\nIts for the vertically advantaged
\nFor the Joy giver from the East of Alkebulan
\nIts for the GPE man in dapper suit
\nFor the ones with No Rags
\nThis poem is for the Blum that Blooms
\nFor the Malam sitting at the confluence of the Chari and the Longone river
\nFor the confirmed-men (and women)<\/p>\n
Again…
\nThis poem is for the western country girl with ties to the east
\nIts for the Damas and Caballeros in our midst
\nIts for the Senhoras senhores here.<\/p>\n
This poem is for all of us
\nFor our dedication
\nAnd committment to triumph
\nLike Achilles triumphed over Hector at the gate of Troy<\/p>\n
This poem is for those that have burnt
\nAnd those still aflame
\nAnd the countless unamed.<\/p>\n
This poem is for us all…
\nUntil we meet again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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