Type: Poem

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“I will never normalize mass death”
A group of people in colorful sweaters join hands in a circle.
“No altars for candles and teddy bears. / No petitions, angry protests, or briefings.”
Open notebook with handwritten notes and a silver fountain pen resting on its pages.
Poem in response to school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022
A row of lit candles with warm, glowing flames in a dimly lit setting.
“We will return to you, / you will return to us.”
Close-up of green grass blades with a warm, blurred sunlight background.
“I want to know this: did God see you / trying as hard as you could / to live?”
A person wrapped in a blanket stands overlooking a mountainous landscape with a lake and a cloudy sky.
“This is the time of year I love”
Woman holding a glowing heart-shaped light amid blurred, sparkling lights in the background.
“And we will see to it that justice, the kind you fought for and died protecting, ever reigns”
A protest crowd holding signs, including one that reads STILL WE RISE, outside a modern building.
“the chord structure in my ears-heart-mind-body-soul”
Close-up of a person playing an electric bass guitar with a blurred soundproof room background.
“This year we have someone new joining our Seder table”
An older man joyfully lifts a smiling baby indoors near a window.
“It’s my first time / to take up the rhythm, / keep count”
Close-up of a clock face with green numbers and a wooden frame against a blue wall.

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