Agents and architects,
masterfully stoking fear and hate
then unleashing their unwitting
army in the direction of their choosing,
Drawing imaginary lines in the sand,
building silos instead of bridges,
stacking stones into stories
far too many are eager to read,
To escape their conscription
we must have the courage
to experience a world
opposite our own—
be willing to walk barefoot
on the prickly path
where the pavement ends,
We must be brave
in ways in which we speak
in echoes where silence reigns,
trade the great comforts
of our certainty for the
sanctity of the unknown.
Take me away from the world,
this world, where words
fall woefully short of my reality,
where things unfold beyond
our understanding but
no one ever bothers to ask why,
where stories of pain
and stories of hope
are written in ink
that never seems to dry.
~Eric Vance Walton~
Be well and make the most of this day.
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