The Prince of Peace, mocked

by King Of Tweets self-serving

 act, sheds tears with protestors.

~

All the while he

implores to State Governors

for their National Guardsmen.

Answering violence

by behaving violently

only feeds hatred’s Fire.

~

The sheriff in Flint

removed, his helmet, put down

his baton, opened his heart.

For several years

we’ve dealt with quarrelteens. It’s

really nothing new.

~

Alas, quarrelteens,

though they may be nothing new,

seldom get to run the show.

When you’re more concerned

for principles than people,

your naked face will show us.

~

He who shall not be

named doesn’t care for either.

 He just cares for number one.

These current crises

have stolen our illusion

of safety and left us scared.

~

Illusive safety

is unchanged by these crises,

only our awareness has.

When we wear masks we

demonstrate we all have hearts.

Facta Non Verba!

~

And when we do not,

we demonstrate we are of

small brains and wee hearts.

When our familiar

 patterns dissolve we can start

afresh and learn something new.

~

Some folk never learn.

Perhaps they’re just too vested

in the way things used to be?

Fighting the good fight

in not for the faint of heart;

it requires fortitude.

~

Love strengthens the heart,

 faith fosters fortitude, hope

looks forward – we need all three.

When afraid, moving

toward instead of away,

might be the better option.

~

Rushing toward fear

may be the only option,

since it’s inescapable.

When your body aches

and your mind can not focus,

it’s hard to craft a poem.

~

We may be weary

and worn, but we right ourselves

with daily writing.