The Fallout

I’m tired

I’m broken

I’m angry

I’m done.  

I can’t listen to another word…

From arrogant mouths

From ignorant mouths

From entitled mouths

From mouths without empathy

From mouths without compassion

From mouths without baseline concern for your brothers and sisters

From the very same mouths that would ask me for a hug on Sunday Mornings

The lack of love…

The lack of care…

The lack of respect…

The lack of regard for your brother and sister’s feelings

The lack of worth given to fellow human lives…

If you have no relationship with a person of color please do yourself and everyone else a favor and restrain yourself from speaking on issues of race and injustice.

Your arrogance hurts

Your ignorance hurts

Your entitlement hurts

Your missing empathy hurts

Your missing compassion hurts

It hurts me

It hurts progress towards equality

It hurts our children

It hurts the Church

It hurts Jesus

Please stop

Please listen

Please search your heart

Please become aware of your biases

Please investigate

Please learn

Please educate yourselves on our common history

Please look at the big picture and the patterns and systems

Please be willing to be uncomfortable

Please ask “why?” when you don’t understand

Please ask yourself “why?” when you find yourself becoming defensive or uncomfortable

Please...

I’m disappointed

I’m discouraged

I’m frustrated

I’m hurt

I’m HURT...

i’m tired