The mass shooting in Buffalo was an attack on the image of God
And it was enabled by social structures of permission.
As the shadows grow
After that first
let there be
shadows sprouted
like grass
gathering waters
to flood
darkness grows
let there be
its light
shadows rolling...
Memo to a Christian friend
you seem
you really
do seem
so interested
in suffering
thoughtful
and purposeful
pain sorrow
wounds
of hands
feet
and heart...