mimes

"Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us." Philippians 3:17

i could imitate the

narcissists, pointing

everyone to me, or

i could direct them 

to the ignored around us.

i could mimic those

who mock the struggling

or i could make sure

the vulnerable are honored.

i could turn poverty into a burlesque

stripping the needy of everything,

while the wealthy laugh at them

in a room filled with the 

smoke of contempt or

i could tear the theater down

and build a school where 

justice is not just talked about

but becomes that arc stretching

across the universe.

(c) 2023 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman