A Saturday Caesura poem
If we can join together to
stay apart and
stay at home to
keep each other safe and
flatten the curve
a pandemic has thrown at us —
Can we also band together to
stand up and
stay aware that
“safer at home”
is a cruel mocking illusion
for too many people and
we need – we must –
break the cycles
systemic violence has caught us in,
keep everyone safe.
Every day.
