I wish I could return
to a time before I knew
in a visceral way
how bad other people have it.
Saw an evening of short works tonight by people of color addressing the institution of race. I am so moved by the stories and heartbreak I heard tonight and yet so very resistant to contemplating real action from myself to rectify the glaring imbalances. I'm watching my values of fairness and shared effort and community come up against my "take care of me and mine and don't worry about the rest" animal urges and I want to hide. Tomorrow I will try to write about that.
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