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it’ll be okay
until it happens
to you
hope without faith
lacks resilience
i am part of something
more grand than myself
i choose to believe in people
hope in this moment
but faith - makes what’s happening
beautiful
people are standing up
to an authoritarian
people are expressing love
in the face of evil
concern for our
neighbors
even you with your
hatred
have humanity
moments of love
that i know connect
us to something so grand
all we have to do
is find a way
to move from fear and hatred
into the pain
so that we can grieve
so that we can heal
and again have moments
of joy
moments of happiness
intentional humanity
some people live
such a life
in so much love
that it makes one cry
to know their story
has ended
a hopeful note
for me and you
we can choose
to not consume
the prescribed
emotional response