He Has A Dream

With the Iran

war

going on,

it would seem

unseemly,

but upon

reflection,

the GC

of DC

and the country,

has gone 

to the Mall

and what

he saw

in 

The Reflecting Pool

was filth.

“…the water’s

disgusting

looking….

It’s not

representative

of our country.”

Between 

the Lincoln

Memorial

and the 

Washington

Monument,

the Narcissus

President

saw in the 

water mirror

an image 

of him

that couldn’t

be nearer

to the truth.

A broken

foundation

filled with 

scum,

ummmmm….

yeah,

that’s the bum

he sees.

Our country’s

riddled

with problems

thanks

to him,

so he called

a contractor

for people

who swim

to renovate

at a great

rate,

and paint

it

“American

Flag

Blue”.

Through

mass demonstrations

and inspirations

the National

Mall

has been a space

for all 

our pride

and catharsis.

It’s a marker

for the best

of us,

which the rest

of us

share reflectively.

MLK’s

“I Have A Dream”

speech

continues

to teach

all humanity.

And the epic

54-ton

tapestry,

with more than

100,000

individual names,

a reminder

of human

dignity,

the largest

community

arts project

in history,

The AIDS

Memorial

Quilt,

helped tilt

the country

more toward

compassion

and action

in fighting

AIDS.

Maintaining

the Reflecting

Pool

is Old School;

it wasn’t

the subject

of a personal

reno project.

The dirt

Trump sees

does not

reflect US.

He’s right

about that

much.

But with such

a story

of restored

glory

and his

construction 

projects,

he deflects

from

the real scum

he sees,

his dream

that frees

him 

to govern

by whim

and greed

believing

that no one

can succeed

his

Triumphal

Arch.

At One

We are called

to listen;

to reflect;

to acknowledge;

to observe;

to cleanse;

to imagine;

to redirect 

our attention

away from 

the physical

world

toward intention

and action

individually,

yet 

of a community

of humanity.

Abstention

from meals

heals

nothing

unless

as we 

confess

that we have

fallen short

or missed

the mark

or ignored

the call

to help

others,

and then pivot.

We are called

to feel

the need

to heal

relationships

and come

to grips

with 

our character.

We write

the next 

chapter

of our life’s

story

when we

close

the last one.

It is not

a matter 

of plot,

but character

driven—

who will we

be

given

what we’ve

got?

We are called

forth

to repair

and dare

to share

the mercy

and blessings

we’ve 

received.

This idea

is personal

and also

universal.

We have 

an opportunity

to change course.

We’d better

do better.

And we need

to remember

that

each one

of us

is part of 

the one

that is all

of us.


(11 October, 2024)