On That Day

There came a day We didn’t hug our mothers. There came a day We didn’t kiss our lovers. And on that day The sun rose like any other, But we watched the numbers grow— Those who didn’t recover. There came a day, There came a day. There came a day We couldn’t leave our houses. There came a day We looked at children and spouses And wondered if they Could be spared and counted Among the saved. There came a day, There came a day. And love still remains, It’s in the stains On the masks and gloves. And love still proclaims, All the names Of those who risk dying for us. And love makes a claim On the heart That cares enough To love, and sing this refrain To remind us all We need the human touch. Love and sing this refrain To remind us all We need the human touch. Love and sing this refrain To remind us all We need the human touch. There will come a day We will hug our mothers. There will come a day We will kiss our lovers. And on that day We’ll be sisters and brothers And the sun will rise— May we truly see each other. On that day, On that day. May we truly see each other On that day, On that day.