State of the Union

I have no skills

to bring to the table

I have no table

to bring anything to

I didn’t learn

in all my years

to make connections

that could pull any strings

And yet I’m pulling

with any breath I can align,

with any thoughts that I can think,

to reinforce the patterns

I hope to see emerge

I’ll pray for justice,

I’ll pray to see integrity

rise up in people

who were self serving

up till now

I’ll pray we all will see each other

by our lights and not our flaws

and see a way for true direction

for our land.

©Wendy Mulhern

January 21, 2020