Agenda Poem by Vince Rogers

Tell me what you are trying to build, not what needs to be torn down

Tell me what you believe in, not what you doubt

Tell me who you love, not what you hate

Tell me who is right, not what is wrong

Tell me about your plan, not about your plot

Tell me about your leadership, not the betrayals of the past

Tell me who you will follow now, not how far we've come

Tell me about your organizing, not the conspiracies of others

Tell me about unity and culture, not political science and urban studies

Tell me who you believe in, not why I should vote just because

Tell me what you've learned, not what they were wrong about

Tell me about your triumphs, not just our tragedies

Tell me what you did right, not what they did wrong

Tell me about our bright magnificent future, not the dark gloomy past