Utopia: One Person's Idea

We'd gather around all in a room
Fasten our belts
Engage in dialogue
We'd all slow down
Rest without guilt
Not lie without fear
Disagree sans jugement

We would stay and respond and expand and include and allow and forgive and enjoy and evolve and discern and inquire and accept and admit and divulge and
open and reach out and speak up

This is utopia, this is my utopia
This is my ideal, my end in sight
Utopia, this is my utopia
This is my nirvana
My ultimate

We'd open our arms
We'd all jump in
We'd all coast down into safety nets

We would share and listen and support and welcome be propelled by passion not invest in outcomes
We would breathe and be charmed and amused by difference
be gentle and make room for every emotion

We'd provide forums
We'd all speak out
We'd all be heard
We'd all feel seen

We'd rise post-obstacle more defined more grateful
We would heal be humbled and be unstoppable
We'd hold close and let go and know when to do which
We'd release and disarm and stand up and feel safe

- Alanis Morissette, "Utopia"