Tagged: policy

most days, the silver

most days, the silver
lining is absolute grey,
the difference being

an invitation to engage –
we blink, look for another way
.
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somehow, we are all

somehow, we are all
americans until we
are not – immigrant

solidarity has always
been this fragile, unrooted
.
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we are always one

we are always one
law
from turning people away –
bringing justice to

society looks different from
either side of the table
.
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we are here because

we are here because
you were there
and suddenly,
there is clarity

in this great debate about
people moving from there to here
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: clarity

it’s easier to

it’s easier to
go after the small people
,
you say. every

elected official goes
in knowing it well enough
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: elected

we were never

we were never
going to ease into
stability as they
promised. the
illusion is real,
and there will
always be
misalignment
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: illusion

across our land, we

across our land, we
are forcing children to put
away childish things –

last night, tonight, tomorrow night,
the night after, the night after
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: childish

in the garden, you

in the garden, you
are separating the newly
sprouted basil – they

are so fragile, barely strong
enough to withstand the shock
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: fragile

the beginning of

the beginning of
the day and the end of the
day meets up, nothing

has changed, not really, papers
shoved around, hearts locked in place
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: locked

even now, we are

even now, we are
rehearsing this newest
compulsion to
rebalance, a
gentle pressure to
resist,
but not so much
.
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