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| Photo by Todd Jenkins |
It’s a personal experience
in which fear is escalated
to unimaginable levels.
Its perpetrators must not be
allowed to define it.
That task can fall only
to those who are consumed.
Opposite of "peace that
passes understanding",
it is "angst that shatters
all connection".
We cannot simply add
"ism" to it
and get to decide who wears its
label.
Dehumanization in any form
manifests terror, even and
especially when
it is sanctioned by law or
religion,
including our own.
Only the vigilance of honesty, humility,
and humanity will give us vision
to unclench its suffocating
grip.
© 2013 Todd Jenkins
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