CW: war and violence
Good God who is glorious, generous
full of bounty, food and other good things
I feel too exhausted to pray
about pieces of metal
that explode into
messes of blood
tragedy
and annihlation
As the weeping of babies
across oceans
haunt my dreams at night
and the artwork of Banksy
decorates the walls,
the walls of hate
My words seem like a meager choice
the cry of Peace
while those with nothing are crying
in war
Who will share this burden?
The prophets cry
And the artists will paint
with their tears
Call your Congressperson
I pray
Do not tell the story of the downtrodden:
the Palestinian Christian,
the hungry senior citizen
the beaten Black Lives Matter Activist
the forgotten Trans Teen
the shot kindergartener
Do not tell the story after the tragedy has happened
God
I am so tired of praying
about pieces of metal
empty of bullets
emptying lives
emptying souls
Teach me another prayer
Teach me the prayer of
Peace
Because
Because
I am all too familiar with the vocabulary of hate
it contains words like
animals
revenge
and dehumanization
Reteach me the
languages of love
teach me the
me the lexicon of
humanization
Melt our hearts
our weapons
our souls
into another shape
I pray.
Amen.
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