Words for humanity

I have been sitting deeply with this one for a long time now. Even as a lover of words I find myself unable to put my feelings into words.

Famine, Starvation.

Words we should not be hearing.

Words that break my heart. Words that make me feel powerless.

When did we fail so much as a collective. As humans.

This is not a grand speech. Or a grand gesture. Or even a cry for attention.
It’s a quiet and trembling prayer. It’s me calling upon faith and the power of prayer I have always believed in.

A trembling hope
That no human cries out in hunger
No human witnesses loss of family and home
No land echoes in grief.

Dear God,
the quiet force greater than us all
ease the pain
soften the sorrow
cradle every wounded heart.
For Gaza
For every place aching for peace

For us all.