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Letter from the Future, Where We All Are Safe
Mural Arts Class Collective Poem

I wish you could see this. I’m writing to you from the future.
I know life isn’t all sunshine but if you pull through you will be amazing. We survived. I thought about how my parents taught me how to stay safe. My mom and dad are older now, it was now my responsibility to keep them safe. We learned to find safety in our own body when nothing else will protect us. There was permission to be vulnerable with your darkest truths They stopped putting minorities under scrutiny. There was a cure to all diseases There was mutual care for eachothers wellbeing There was ’The Ramen Gang’’ : a group of people who understand the look of pain in someone's eyes. People shutdown the government. And made their own No countries No Gender Binaries No Borders Here, The Unfamiliar is not seen as dangerous A digital library All known as Earth No one is afraid to express People relaxing on their open balconies We celebrated the melanin we were blessed with We stopped hiding behind the mask and start showing our true selves There is no longer one president but a group of 6 leaders The police as you know it is a thing of the past People in power are diverse in gender identity, age, race, ability and age. They work to reform our communities not rip them apart and solved problems at the root of the source Black Girls stitched up a loose thread of the fabric that is life nana’s and momma’s boisterous laughs fill my craving ears Those I hold most dear are right by my side The smell of salt in the ocean air Self love is at an all time high The coming years for you will be hard But the future is worth the fight. Just hold on and you will see.