Thursday, September 24, 2020

day 268

 “’The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

     because he has anointed me

          to bring good news to the

             poor.

   He has sent me to proclaim

           release to the captives

       and recovery of sight to the

              blind,

           to let the oppressed go free,

   to proclaim the year of the

           Lord’s favor.’”  Luke 418-19

 

yet

the spirit of anger

is upon us, as we

anoint others with

the bile of bitterness,

proclaiming judgment

on those we lock away

in our prisons of prejudice,

remain blind to the loneliness

of the forgotten around us,

imposing our self-righteousness

on those who think in different ways,

as we proclaim the year of

snarkiness

 

© 2020 Thom M. Shuman

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