Light Matters

This moment finds us
Slowly shrinking into our selves
Our homes
Our well-trod worries
And yet a hand reaches out from within us
Find me
See me
Reach me
Share your self with me
Our need to mirror
More potent than breath

And in the silence
The stillness of waiting
We must witness
The beauty of the beings sending out
Their heart signals -
Call back yes
oh yes, when we feel it;
And we must witness
The pain of those facing
dehumanization
Call out evil
Anytime we see it
Come out from behind the windows
And use our voices
Because naming
Is a power all its own
And evil is a darkness
Overcome by even one light

Alone too long, we fester
Without the image of ourselves reflected back
Without the warmth of a forgiving smile
A reminder that though our bodies
Appear finite
And discrete
There are spaces within us
And connections when we touch
That we have yet to truly understand.


2020