Monday, August 27, 2018

OUR MOUTHS ARE ON FIRE


OUR MOUTHS ARE ON FIRE



Our mouths are on fire

but it is not the earth that is scorched.

It is our souls



Our tongues are like torches

searing our spirit,

our words spewing forth like branding irons

scarring our psyches with declarations of hate



It is time to swallow the bile

that clogs our throats



It is time to think before we speak,

to let the words heal the sores

that fester in our hearts



It is time to let the silence

breath and expand so that our thoughts

find the strength to forge a link

that binds us instead of dividing us

into warring factions



It is time to perfect the language of respect

that reaffirms our humanity



It is time to realize our differences

are not a sin, but a challenge
to better our world

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