bursting free on every branch.

So glad to be a part of creation.

Seven artists sitting in a semi-circle

each a lit flame. We don’t have

all the answers our people crave,

but together we can create something

we can survive with courage.

Savor sister in white, smudging

sage over policemen in riot gear.

What mojo do we need for this new time?

Here protestors are framed as terrorists and

this week, we are asked to believe a

lone Black man broke his own

spine in three places?

How do we arm and protect

ourselves in this America?