rise up!

“'Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan,

    I will now rise up,' says the LORD;
'I will place them in the safety for which they long.'”  Psalm 12:5

because the media 

drools over celebrities

more than the vulnerable,

because the powerful

spend every moment trying

to accumulate even more influence,

because the wealthy

push aside the forgotten

to enrich their portfolios,

because those who should

do not care that more and

more children are trapped in poverty,

i will drag you out of your beds

so you will fix breakfast for

the truly hungry, not folks whose

last meal was 10 hours ago,

i will throw clothes on you

so you can go out and guard

the children who are frightened,

i will pull you to your feet

so you will walk until they ache

as you journey with those whose

search for hope and justice

is still on-going.

(c) 2023 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman