Guns and Roses

3:30 am. Shouting. Shooting.

Repeat

Pink Tutu. New life. Celebration.

Repeat

Do we call the cops? Do we not?

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New faces, new names, new neighbors, new stories

Repeat

Intervene? Stand and watch? Say something? Say nothing?

Repeat

Babies staring, children welcoming, bored men staring, mothers cursing

Repeat

Hold your breath. Close your eyes. Say a prayer. Share a life.

Repeat

Cry a river! Shake a fist. Share a shoulder. Hold on to faith. Somehow.

Repeat

Ponder Justice. Give up power. Share some hope. Give a flower.

Repeat

Fight for Love.

Fight for Love.

Fight for Love.

Fight WITH Love.

And then God...

please?