by Shahmeen Aruna Sadiq

 

a steady diet
of terrible news hurts me
still, I keep looking

waiting for a way
to help, even just a bit
while the hot tears flow

perhaps this is it
remaining present, awake?
it is not enough

one more thing to do
give love to every being
refusing hatred

this great love can spread
cover the entire planet
touching every soul

it is worth doing
no matter how small it seems
grace, affecting all

perhaps then we will
come home, together, again
One Great Human Family

-from Heart Matters: A Poetic Revolution of Truth, Healing, and Belonging
by Shahmeen Aruna Sadiq

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