What does it take?

“We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.”

                             Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Disordered minds

Disordered hearts

Disordered souls

What does it take to carry a torch in the darkness

Seeking to create terror

What does it take to carry a shield marked with the symbols of hate

And to strike out violently

No on behalf of justice

But on behalf of prejudice and hate?

What does it take to drive a car into a mass of people

Killing and maiming

What does it take to tweet a response

That refuses to call white, domestic terrorism what it is?

What does it take?

A disordered mind?

A disordered heart?

A disordered soul?

What does it take?