We will not let our fear
beget the fear
that frozen into bullets
separates us from the love
that frees us from such fear,
that we forgetting all the faithful
who have gone before
lie down before the god of greed and gore
and lose the life they won for us
in fearful times
in hopeful dreams.
We will not let our fear consume us, but I worry about the anger that takes our energies day by day. Fear might freeze us, but anger often makes us unable to focus, unable to direct that anger to creative, positive, intense actions. I am grateful I have the presence of mind to reflect on these things, to remember those unheralded friends and companions who have shared their energies and have worked tirelessly to focus on righteousness, justice, compassion and love. And to refocus energies in these often very dark times.