Find the EmberSadnessFear ConfusionDistrustGuiltShameAngerSadnessAll seethingWithinPressingFrom all sidesThreateningExplosionThe worldOn fireInnocent livesDestroyedCollateral damageHomesInfrastructureYears of workUp in flamesWhere is love?Can we find spaceIn our troubled heartsFor love?Can we step awayFrom the noiseSmoke, liesAnd find the peaceWe requireTo clear our visionGrieve our lossesCan we step awayAnd acknowledgeThe shameWe may feelAs citizensOf this country and the monumentalFrustration Overtaking usas weContinue reading “Find the Ember”
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Lamentations
The trees stand sentry Offering themselves As holders of the bodies The earth, dry and dusty, Hardened clay Or fertile soil Lies ready To receive, To embrace The boxed bodies. The flowers contribute their beauty Brightly colored Spreading scent of life Hiding ugliness of death. What do I have to give? Can my tears sootheContinue reading “Lamentations”
Crumbs for the Journey 