The Headline

The headline read,

“This Is Worse Than You Can Imagine!!!!”

A headline for the unobservant and

Under engaged

A headline for privileged amateurs 

Or the willfully ignorant. 

Because 

We have seen the worst

And what we haven’t seen we can easily imagine. 

We have seen the thugs and the bullies

We have seen the disease and the deaths 

We have seen the unashamed racism. 

We’ve heard the insults and misogyny,

The kneejerk Islamophobia and

The ancient antisemitism. 

We suffer the shitty art and the golden vulgarity and

The disfigured faces. 

But yes, it can get worse. 

Blessed Holy Wholeness 

We pray for the strength to endure the worsening worst

So that we may survive to build and rebuild the best. 

Amen