The Highest Calling

The Press
should serve
the governed
not the governors

A voice
of truth
untethered
running free

A Journalist
the highest
calling
with words intrepid

To save
the struggling nation
child
— and thee

(Dreamsleep: July, 2026)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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