Inaction
will not carry us
to salvation

Light travels
everywhere
from its lofty height

And we steer
our boats toward it
chasing hope

Our hearts lift
at the sound
of church bells

Across the early morning
and the memory of fog
and rain

While the lies
continue spilling
lifeblood

That sinks into the soil
joining with those
who chased freedom

and the right
to safety
and home ~ Caroline A. Slee