Friday, April 12, 2013

standing in the crucible – v2



yanked, twisted,
wanting only to listen
to advocate for justice
for peace in this situation

the warring factions
battle lives written
in the midst of the conflagration
standing in the crucible

the fire of passion
in the switchbacks of conversation
some picking hard sides
polar positions

is this the model
the way of empathy
needing to reach consensus
hearing divergent voices
but not valuing their input


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Edited April 12, 2013
“standing in the crucible – v2”
edited April 12, 2013
“standing in the crucible”
edited April 12, 2013
“In the middle of conflict – v2”
April 12, 2013
“In the middle of conflict”

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