People are Dying . . .

People have died because
            The white male president of the US of A felt entitled to use the power of his office
            To rally a troop of white men and women to storm and ransack the Capitol 
            On the basis of lies
People (Black, Brown, Red, Yellow) have been dying at the hands of rightness and whiteness
            We know the reality (not surreality) of insurrection and
            We will bear the burden of white domestic terrorism in the US of A
People are dying at the hands of rightness
And God demands,
            Who are you to make yourself gods?
            Who are you to worship the idols of white supremacy?
People are dying at the hands of whiteness
And God says, I AM for
            Those of you who are counted off and out
            All of Creation
People are dying at the hands of whiteness
And, some are praying silently and aloud
            For forgiveness? For answers? For courage?
People are dying at the hands of rightness
And, God hears
            Our groans too deep for words
            Our wails of lament
People are dying . . .
 
Now, some public leaders who have enabled the president to foment violence are resigning—after the fact. This is not moral courage.