Stay apart. Stand together.

In the past, traumatic events have brought us together,
even if just for a moment.

This one has further solidified the divide.

Left is more left.

Right is more right.

The yelling is louder.

And the amount of compassion for our fellow citizens,
never lower.

It makes me sad.

People are dying.
People are starving.
People can’t support their families.

All of these things matter.
None of us have all the answers.

But we’re so broken.

So dug in.

Too caught up in the sport of being right
to realize that everyone is hurting.

I certainly don’t know how to fix any of this,
but I know I’d like to help.

Perhaps, the ideas I’m sharing here are a starting point.
Perhaps not.
But they’re all I’ve got right now.