As if it was not enough
The confusion in streets
Bullying on lines
As children hide
In homes of fear
Economic strains of
Success and failure
While countries
Close their borders
To human dignity
Guns firing while
Children falling
People dying
Without reason
Without notice
Color of skin
Makes up of worth
Marginalized women
Old people disregarded
Then, then
There was Harvey
Copyrighted: 2017 CMM
It was just a drop.
“What drop?”
“You know the drop.”
“Tell me, but first tell me why?”
“Why?” “We cried.”
“Because of the drop.”
“What drop!?”
“One who humanity denied.”
“Because, it was a drop.”
“Because of the drop?”
“The brown paper bag.”
“Matched the drop they denied.”
“But, we still cried.”
“We still cry.”
“Each time they deny.”
Copyrighted: 2016 CMM
As the chickadee finds its nest,
among the prickly leaf—
The labored Mother sighs,
as birthing finds relief.
Then nature joins a chorus,
among the star they sing—
Humanity realized his birth,
of the resurrection King—
He came among the world,
in quiet winter’s rest—
chickadee without notice,
continues to make his nest—
Copyrighted: CMM 2001
