As the morning moves the blues clean into hiding
and my tears have prayed me- even before I did
Marvin Gaye’s words prove to be the latest gospel
“oh mercy, mercy me, things ain’t what they used to be”
The soul of America, has a hole where there used to be a heartbeat
the heartbeat of souls slowly dripping over yonder-
the blood of worshipers’, the blood of grocery store shoppers’ ,
the blood of morning commuters’, the blood of protesters’,
the blood that gives me strength, blood that holds whole families together
the blood of day to day, and their blood still cries out from the ground
this is the ache of darkness we are forced to sit with it,
the ache we can’t swallow, because our throats are hard like stone,
so I must tell you, as I must tell myself,
don’t hold your breath
don’t hold back the tears that follow
don’t cut the black bird’s song
in mere and morrow
let the song bleed you
let this prayer, pray you
let these words hug you tightly
til you do
A Poet's Vision 
A poetic and visual masterpiece! ππ»
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thank you kindly Michele Lee ππP.S. if you’re ever wondering why I say your whole name is because it has a certain ring to it πΌπ΅πΆ
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I love it! Ring away! πππ»
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Mercy, mercy me. Yes ma’am Krissy, there is a hole in the soul of our country, but I think that someone, somewhere is standing by with an AED to shock our hearts back to beating again. We have witnessed a bleeding of respect, hope, love, and humanity that seems to grow daily. But we are praying warriors who hope people will one day stop slinging mud and cow manure at each other and come together as one. Now whether or not we will live to see that happen, well I still remain optimistic, even if it is a result of the insurmountable tragedy. Let’s hope we wake up before it gets to that point of no return.
Thanks for serenading us with your poetic words my dear friend. πππ₯°ππ€©πππ¦
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thank you for that AED , you’ve blessed me, yes indeed…. “let’s hope we wake up” blessings my sister, ππππππππππππ»πππΏπ«π€π€π€
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Right back at ya Krissy. Stay empowered…always. ππΌπͺπΌπ€πΌπ€πΌ
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Yes, yes, yes — to all of this.
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thank you kindly Yes & Amen Loriπ€π€ππ
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Exquisite verse, Krissy. Amazing. π
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aw, thank you so much, Jeff I truly appreciate you saying that , means a lot from such a great writer , blessings to youππ
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Youβre welcome, Krissy. Itβs my utmost pleasure to read you. Iβm honored by your words, thank you. Know that I adore your writing. ππ
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aw thank you kindly Jeff
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I have no words, no words.
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