Restoration
Rebuilding
Reshaping
Filling in the fissures that have opened up
Between us
Within us
Fissures can become canyons
Sometimes suddenly
With a great roar of sound and cloud of dust
Sometimes gradually
Worn away by a river of neglect and dismissal
Both sides carry these fissures within
Wounds that can fester
How do we close these gaps?
Between us
Within us
First both must see
Acknowledge
Desire to heal
But there are no guarantees
Rebuilding relationships
Righting wrongs
Seeking and offering forgiveness
None of this can be done alone
Without community
In a vacuum
Sometimes the fissures become scars
Calcified and brittle
Painful when poked but otherwise unnoticed
The wound may heal over
But the fissure may never
Completely
Close
Oct 6, 2020
Oct 6, 2020 at 8:16 PM UTC
Restoration
Rebuilding
Reshaping
Filling in the fissures that have opened up
Between us
Within us
Fissures can become canyons
Sometimes suddenly
With a great roar of sound and cloud of dust
Sometimes gradually
Worn away by a river of neglect and dismissal
Both sides carry these fissures within
Wounds that can fester
How do we close these gaps?
Between us
Within us
First both must see
Acknowledge
Desire to heal
But there are no guarantees
Rebuilding relationships
Righting wrongs
Seeking and offering forgiveness
None of this can be done alone
Without community
In a vacuum
Sometimes the fissures become scars
Calcified and brittle
Painful when poked but otherwise unnoticed
The wound may heal over
But the fissure may never
Completely
Close
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