Reaching Out
“reaching toward me, / as alive and animated / as my own unimaginable heart–”
Mirror of Peace
“Can we be mirrors of each others’ light?”
Celebration
“the shared livestream of celebrated death, / night and day of shattered glass.”
Making Chicken Broth (and trying to metabolize the horrors of war)
“I wish I could make enough soup to nourish the broken, injured, hurting, praying, people of the world.”
Not This Year
“I have lived enough to know there / are probably embers glowing…”
A Prayer for All People
“As we inhabit one Earth, we are one human family…”
At Least This Time There’s a Grave
“A thousand funerals in / one day a shortage of diggers / an excess of graves.”
Taking Sides
“I will breathe through tears. / I will swallow pride. / I will bite my tongue.
I will offer love…”
Amazon is Sold Out of Sackcloth
“What about the kids in war, my nieces ask? / They hide, the eldest says.”
Once Upon A Time Last Weekend
“Once upon the time / last weekend,
something changed the composition of my body, / my memories, / and the way that I breathe.”
