"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus

We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be: a country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free.

blunder

Our blunders become their burdens.

catastrophe

So, while once we asked, how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe, now we assert, how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?

democracy

Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy.

envision

Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid.

heir

We did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour.

inception

We feared at its inception.

inertia

We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we know our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation, become the future.

inheritance

We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we know our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation, become the future.

intimidation

We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we know our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation, become the future.

norm

We've learned that quiet isn't always peace, and the norms and notions of what "just" is isn't always justice.

prevail

So, while once we asked, how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe, now we assert, how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?

pristine

And, yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect.

reconcile

We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover.

scripture

Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid.

sow

Not because we will never again know defeat, but because we will never again sow division.

strive

And, yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn't mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect.

successor

We, the successors of a country and a time where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president, only to find herself reciting for one.

wade

A sea we must wade.

weathered

Somehow we weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished.

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