Monday, August 15, 2022

Please hold me I can’t say my name
he stutters from under our blame
as he unfurls his arm
praying I’ll do no harm
and prescribe more than state-funded shame.

Please hold our hurt in your heart
and consider how you played your part
and that changing the cast
can’t rewrite the past
and empathy is just the start.

Please hold all our lines are busy
and we don’t know how long it’ll be
all beds full, budgets tapped
rivers dry, spirits sapped
when there’s no care to spare are we free?

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love notes
a ritual to start the work week