defining concepts
terror:
the unpredictable unthinkable
happening to someone
you might love
anti-terror:
gifting stability and certainty
to someone
struggling to survive
*we are all beings in a ring*
Tag: Kamarora
turning off hate
turning off hate
one little step toward peace:
disconnect the loudspeakers
how much violence begins
as annoyance –
the simmering ire of being woken
when you just want rest?
the Christian dawn singalong
jars as much as the
Muslim call to prayer
in America
we have our own sectarian divides:
D vs. R
blue vs. red
north vs. south
east vs. west
white collar vs. blue
agnostic vs. religious
educated vs. working class
haves vs. have nots
(note the bias –
all my own assignments
stated first)
imagine if Fox News were broadcast
over speakers in Memory Square
or if my grandparents were forced
to take in a daily podcast
questioning their faith?
even good people break
silence saves our sanity
a path through the dark
a path through the dark
trekking in the dark
with no torch
I glide along uneven ground
follow the pale ribbon of path
keep pace with my son’s
pale calves below black shorts
try not to consider
snakes
do my best to noiselessly
fade into the grey
