yesterday there was joy in the world,
but I did not see it clearly
yesterday what I saw as fear
I recognize today as hope
lost
replaced today by a fear that is
real
not for myself
though perhaps somewhat for myself
I see the tsunami of suffering
massing on the horizon
and I fear for all of those
more vulnerable
more precarious
more precious
and the true American carnage that awaits us all
tomorrow
or perhaps tomorrow tomorrow
I will begin the work of transmuting my despair
to purpose
and action
but today
today there is only grieving
