I think we are frightened every
Moment of our lives
Until we
Know
Sacred
Hafiz ala
Ladinsky
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Fear
It crouches waiting
Like my barn cat
Ready
To pounce
Another headline
More abuses
Children zip tied, standing in their underwear
Shivering in the street
A deluge of lies
Malign people
With
Power
It springs from seemingly
Nowhere
And I am in its jaws
Being torn apart
Some mornings I can barely breathe
My stomach roils
My mind is in chaos
As if a hundred pundits
Are screaming at me
Be afraid!
Evil is winning, love is losing
The planet is burning
Foul people are abusing the innocent and vulnerable
There is no hope
But amidst the chaos
That still, small voice
Remember
Remember how I, with a mighty hand
Delivered
Remember how I, by giving myself totally
Delivered
Remember how death was turned to life
Hate to love
Fear to hope
Evil has its day
It comes like falling rain
Soaking the earth
Drowning our souls
Vicious unfeeling ones
Batter the good
Iniquity piles up
Until we cannot see the good
The noise of hate grows until
The cries of the oppressed are no longer heard
And yet
We know God
We feel God in our bones
And God says
Be not afraid
Live
Live life with joy
And hope
With generosity
And kindness
I am here
And remember
What I can do
With and through
You
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