Million Billion Trillion

im doing my 20 minutes on a soap box in theology class relating the responsibility of christians to social justice issues, neamly: ATSI youth, youth unemployment, mental heatlh, prevention of abuse, international concerns of environment and justice....

and I think im going to cry during my speech. I have this volitle lump in my throat which is the only way my body can say i hate some of the ways the man made world is.

how do we, the government, the people, get from rhetoric to commitment?

how does Ruth get off the soapbox to stand on the ground?

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today I
saw him let go of his catch
that would have filled his belly for years
and return to the plains
to hunt again
everday day of this life
prize the lamb from the lion mouth
to fight the fallen's fight

the world feasts

but he will never eat

(he is the kindest, bravest, strongest man I know)