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| @Jim Stilwell |
Taking sides, forms a divide.
Friends and loved ones, are seen across the chasm
seemingly separate.
We gaze from our place in pain and confusion.
Our eyes see differently, from theirs.
We want to understand but we can’t work the equation.
Solutions escape us.
This chasm, this wound is deepening…
Causing suffering for all but the very few.
We are being shown our wounds,
our weaknesses, and our failings.
It has shattered us.
Our collective shadow is frightening.
We are being made aware of where we need healing,
where we need therapy,
where we need reconciliation.
We the people are a courageous group of folks.
We won't let this toxic atmosphere of "win at any cost" continue to divide us
We can put down our weapons, rise up and gather together
to save our democracy; our dignity; our humanity; and our union.
We can do this within our own hearts, within our own families,
within our own neighborhoods, within our own communities.
We can differ without dividing.
We cannot let the political machine destroy us.
We are the unsuspecting foot soldiers
being manipulated on a battlefield we may not see
but we can feel.
Our Democracy, flawed though it may be, is a tremendous gift.
It's up to us, all of us, to preserve it.
@kastilwell
