fOR tHis iS wHAt wE hOped anD dREAmed?
tHis mASSAcred HuMAnitY?
hAVE wE fALLen sHORT aS A uNit?
oR hAVe wE bEEn fAILeD bY leaDErS?
tHe qUEsTioN nEveR ansWERed
oNLy dRedgeD uP in mOMENts of dESPaiR
i hOLD mYseLF resPONSibLE
yET, i HOLd nO bLAme
cHaNT to yOUR sHAdoWS
quESTIOn tHEM aLL
LeAVE mE oUT of tHe oUTCOMe
i wiLL nOT aWait the tABULAtions oF thE
cONFusED
i wiLL LivE iN thiS mOMENt
i wiLL diE in THE sAME
Drawing by Amber Stanford
Poem by Jason Sinner