Sometimes we take a vacation
from fear
shut the door bags packed
send the mail
to the
dead letters station
that scared and frightened person
doesn’t live
there
any
more
 

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Sometimes we take a vacation

from fear

shut the door bags packed

send the mail

to the

dead letters station

that scared and frightened person

doesn’t live

there

any

more

Perhaps things would be different sooner/ If we came outside of our comfort zone/ maybe sacrificed for a season/ sometimes I think it is as if we got addicted/ to all the sacrifices others made to smooth our path/ the doors they pushed open/ the work they did while telling us to concentrate on making our own way/ and now we really feel entitled/ have lived this way a long time/ we sound petulant…

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Perhaps things would be different sooner/

If we came outside of our comfort zone/

maybe sacrificed for a season/

sometimes I think it is as if we got addicted/

to all the sacrifices others made to smooth our path/

the doors they pushed open/

the work they did while telling us to concentrate on making our own way/

and now we really feel entitled/

have lived this way a long time/

we sound petulant to our own ears/

know no other way to live/

grieve that there’s no one there too pamper and ease us/

but what if it is our turn/

to give up the entertainment we like/

the pet peeves and projects/

what if it is our turn to gather the children/

who need us/

and ease their way/

teach them/

mentor them/

see them/

sacrifice our time/

energy and means/

for them/

what if it is our turn/

and we never step up to it/

what then?

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/…

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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

Some days/ I run into myself/ Like  a character in the old cartoons/ bang into the wall of me/ my stuff is impenetrable/ and I bounce off of it/ unable to budge or break through/ lately I see it happening/ feel the familiar bruising/ say to myself this is what you do darling/ you eat yourself alive/ you work too hard and eat your liver/ knowing that like some mythic/ small god of fire/ you will…

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Some days/

I run into myself/

Like  a character in the old cartoons/

bang into the wall of me/

my stuff is impenetrable/

and I bounce off of it/

unable to budge or break through/

lately I see it happening/

feel the familiar bruising/

say to myself this is what you do darling/

you eat yourself alive/

you work too hard and eat your liver/

knowing that like some mythic/

small god of fire/

you will burn and brood/

and get up to go at the wall/

all over again/

tomorrow/

lately I see myself strafing myself/

just learning/

I gentle the day/

wherever I can/

I tell the truth as serenely as possible/

chuckle without shame/

silly silly girl/

feeling the long brushstrokes/

down the hair of yesteryear/

darling girl/

life is always/

always/

a gentle inside job

Somewhere/
beyond tears/
abides the not weeping prophet/
strategic/
contemplating/
the use of whatever means necessary/
to promote love/
not fear

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Somewhere/

beyond tears/

abides the not weeping prophet/

strategic/

contemplating/

the use of whatever means necessary/

to promote love/

not fear