I am an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way. - Carl Sandburg

I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.

And even now she beats her head against the bars in the same old way and wonders if there is a bigger place the railroads run to from Chicago where maybe there is
romance
and big things
and real dreams
that never go smash.

I see America, not in the setting sun of a black night of despair ahead of us, I see America in the crimson light of a rising sun fresh from the burning, creative hand of God. I see great days ahead, great days possible to men and women of will and vision

«عشقِ یک کارگر»

ﺑﺎﺭﻫﺎ ﺑﻪ ﺧﻮﺩﮐﺸﯽ ﻓﮑﺮ ﮐﺮﺩه‌ام
ﭼﺮﺍ ﮐﻪ ﻣﻦ ﯾﮏ ﮐﺎﺭﮔﺮ ﺳﺎﺩه‌ﺍﻡ
ﻭ ﺗﻮ ﺁﻥ ﺯﻧﯽ،
ﮐﻪ ﺩﻭﺳﺖ‌ﺩﺍﺭﺩ ﺷﻮﻫﺮﺵ ﭘﺰﺷﮏ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ.

ﺍﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﺯ ﻫﻢ ﺍﻫﻤﯿﺘﯽ نمی‌دﻫﻢ
ﻭ ﺣﺘﯽ ﻣﺤﮑﻢ‌ﺗﺮ ﺍﺯ ﻗﺒﻞ
ﺁﺟﺮﻫﺎ ﺭﺍ ﺑﺮ ﺩﯾﻮﺍﺭ ﻣﯽ‌ﭼﯿﻨﻢ.
ﺣﺘﯽ ﺯﯾﺒﺎﺗﺮ ﺍﺯ ﭘﯿﺶ ﺁﻭﺍﺯ می‌‌خوانم
ﻭﻗﺘﯽ ﮐﻪ ﻓﺮﻗﻮﻥِ ﻣﻼﺕ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭ ﺩﺳﺖ می‌گیرم.

ﺍﻣﺎ ﻭﻗﺘﯽ ﮐﻪ ﻧﻮﺭ ﺧﻮﺭﺷﯿﺪ ﺩﺭﺳﺖ ﺑﻪ ﭼﺸﻤﺎﻧﻢ می‌خورد
ﺍﻣﺎ ﻭﻗﺘﯽ ﮐﻪ ﻧﺮﺩﺑﺎﻥ‌ﻫﺎ ﺯﯾﺮ ﭘﺎﻫﺎﯾﻢ ﻣﯽﻟﺮﺯﻧﺪ
ﺍﻣﺎ ﻭﻗﺘﯽ ﮐﻪ ﺣﺘﯽ ﺗﺮﺍﺯﻫﺎ ﻫﻢ ﺍﺷﺘﺒﺎه می‌کنند،
ﻣﻦ ﺑﺎﺯ ﻫﻢ
ﺩﻗﯿﻘﺎ ﺑﻪ ﺗﻮ ﻓﮑﺮ می‌کنم...