May We Be Separate No Longer

Our anger is righteous enough

Our anger is justified enough

Our anger burns hot enough

To set fire to our enemies

To watch the flames turn them to kindling

Our grief is overwhelming enough

Our grief is encompassing enough

Our grief rains down enough

To flood our enemies’ streets

To watch their homes become their graves

Our fear is not honest enough

Our fear is not reliable enough

Our fear is not clever enough

To build hearths instead of pyres

To build cradles instead of tombs

Can our love be powerful enough

Can our love be magnificent enough

Can our love be creative enough

To fashion a temple that cares not to separate faith

To fashion a world that cares not to separate nations