when we can no longer absorb
death and destruction
(that never had to be,)
where do we go? what do we do?
how do we stay intact
and sane?
some turn to God,
some turn to each other,
some take action based on rage
some cry for us all,
some put shoulder to wheel
some seek nature’s solace
we do what we can
to stay whole in a fractured world
to find comfort when we need it
to find hope in what remains
to find our own
next right actions
it is good to look away
long enough to renew
tt is good to lean
to find strength
it is good to be gentle now
with self and each other.
May the power of whatever comforts and strengthes each of us, be with us now, and with all who are suffering.