It will be quite a day/

When we are shocked/

to hear of dehumanization/

the day distinctions that/

parse hate into a salubrious gaze/

unseeing/

the real deal of making the neighbor less/

may be the order of this day/

but I declare/

quite a day is coming/

On it we will hardly be believed/

though we will cite evidence/

build museums/

tell the truth/

that once we lived the fabric of tolerating/

evil/

weaved the essence of dehumanization/

like butter wouldn’t melt in our mouths/

in our churches/

schools/

families/

the day will come/

quite a day/

when our privilege unmasked is unimaginable/

and the very thought of who we are now/

will make the children/

weep