If remembered, relived violation
battered and bruised you this day;
if unexamined privilege
and barely restrained belligerence
pierced your heart,
assailed your soul,
distressed your mind,
sapped your strength;
and barely restrained belligerence
pierced your heart,
assailed your soul,
distressed your mind,
sapped your strength;
know,
as day ends,
know:
as day ends,
know:
you are not alone
you are stronger than you imagine,
you are believed,
you are beloved.
you are stronger than you imagine,
you are believed,
you are beloved.
27 September 2018
Manhattan, New York
Manhattan, New York