On the Ledge

locked inside all this news, all this rage

open a window, look outside

crawl out on the ledge and leap

walk among the people

watch children play

couples hand in hand

there is more kindness than hate

more love than revenge

“an eye for an eye leaves us blind”

empathy is not weakness

there will come a time for justice

for forgiving and remembering

choose to walk among the people

live fiercely and

cultivate kindness not hate

(quote attributed to Gandhi)

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