A million texts announce the death of Ruth today.
And I sink onto the park bench with the weight of this news
And then the weight of the guilt.
Even at this moment my thoughts
go to the Supreme Court
to the election,
to civil rights.
A tragedy of epic proportions.
Ruth had lived to a ripe old age and battled illness.
And yet we wished her to be immortal.
Because we are immobile.
Should we ask someone to live for others
just because we lack the courage
to fill an empty seat.
1 comment:
How right you are! What an amazing woman she was. May God bless her soul.
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