It is Tuesday
Five o’clock AM
it’s Tuesday
why should I get up
I don’t want to get up
perhaps I could lie here
all day
forever
it is Tuesday
I wonder what the man of lies
will do today
do I even want to know
what if I simply did not read the news
would it go away
it is Tuesday
is there anything on my calendar
that matters
that would make a difference
to anyone, anywhere
is there anything I can do
that will help turn the tide
away from hate toward love
away from exclusion to inclusion
anything I can do to soothe the soul
of an LGBTQI+ friend who is frightened
the old person terrified
the check won’t come
the person barely making it day by day
on the end of poverty, hunger, homelessness
it is Tuesday
I know I need to get up
pull up my big boy pants
and get to work
yes, there are things to be challenged
there are sermons to write
minutes to complete
people to call
services to be planned
groceries to be bought
it all seems so mundane
but there are people who need to be heard
people who need a presence
people who need to be affirmed
hugged
smiled at
treated with compassion
love
there are people who need me
and I need them
it is Tuesday
I don’t want to get up
But I can’t just lie here
all day
forever
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