Until

Until we can cry with the young man

  who has lost his father, we do not know

Until we can cry with the mother

  who is now a single parent, we do not know

Until our hearts break because another

  man has died, we don't know

Until we stop making excuses 

  explaining away, justifying, we don't know

We don't know love

  we don't have the capacity of heart

We don't know seeing

  because we deny how many have died

We don't know justice

  because we want to put our mind at rest

We don't know loss

 because we refuse to identify 

This is the heart of love

  daring to openly cry

This is the heart of understanding

  saying this is enough

This is the heart of true justice

  casting our eyes to the sheer number of times

This is the heart of loss 

  being vulnerable to feeling another's pain

Walk this way with me

  dare to say it is enough

We walk this road with 

  our neighbors those who we should love

We walk this road arm in arm

  not seeing difference, instead our shared humanity

We walk this road seeking light

  true transparency, the light we supposed to shine