in the silent moment, all begins and nothing ends
by rachel
This verse made its way out after President Obama announced there would be a moment of silence for the victims of the Arizona shooting. A moment of silence: it honors, is reverent Yet perhaps now, today, ever-so-slightly irrelevant In the silence is wisdom, reflection, and prayer Yet also ambivalence (shrug shoulders) who cares? A moment so brief and then back to distraction A fleeting outpouring then default contraction – The pain may be numbed, the sorrow diminished Feelings reined in […]
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