Blue – forgiveness
forgiveness
i see them everyday
everywhere i am
with their lives
strapped onto their backs
onto their bikes
packed into stolen grocery
carts with hungry animals
leashed and pulled behind them-
i see them everyday
and want to feed them
give them money
give them a drink of water
give them some hope
give them same brotherhood
hold them in my arms
shower the with blessings
and love…but i can’t because
i am one of them
and my life is packed
and strapped and pulled
along behind me everyday
and everyday we’re stealing sugar
stealing fruit and salt
and we are hungry for brotherhood
hungry for the arms of anyone
to hold us and tell us the truth
tell us why after fighting for peace
fighting for freedom and the pursuit
of happiness for us all…
we really-really want to know
and want to be more than homeless
more than invisible and hopeless
and want to feel like we still belong
somewhere to someone for something
but we can’t even get a word of kindness
can’t get even a good morning
can’t even get a dime outside a church
can’t get a job, a place to rest our weary
war torn bodies without being chased away,
shunned or attacked and arrested…
everyday…everywhere we are
every time we look around
and we see how we are
and beg for forgiveness
for becoming what we’ve become….
