# Exclusive: Read Activist and Author Aija Mayrock's Inspiring Poem About Voting in the 2020 Election

- **URL:** https://www.genesisbrand.com/exclusive-read-activist-and-author-aija-mayrocks-inspiring-poem-about-voting-in-the-2020-election/
- **Published:** 2020-10-20

If you've gotten the chance to read her bestselling book The Survival Guide to Bullying or watched one of her spoken-word performances, you already know Aija Mayrock is an incredibly powerful and inspiring speaker and writer. So it's no surprise that her latest writing, a beautiful poem encouraging readers to vote in the upcoming election, is just as moving. Get inspired by Aija's words in POPSUGAR's exclusive debut of her poem "A Vision" below, and check out her spoken-word performance of it here. In the silence we sit in pause for one moment for the darkest times always come before the dawn And in those dark times we still wake to a rising sun To cast our vote For our voices can be heard in the ballots, in the booths We cast our vote for democracy depends on it for equality, justice, peace can be built from it We tirelessly speak to build the country we hope our children will see Vote against hate dare not acclimate to a society that is built to discriminate. Vote with your head and your heart Let us be part of a peaceful nation not divided by hate and indignation It starts with vision Now make your decision Image Source: Anna Zhang Exclusive: Read Activist and Author Aija Mayrock's Inspiring Poem About Voting in the 2020 Election  originally posted on POPSUGAR News