dim

today, 
a right-wing 
political influencer 
was shot 
in the neck 
and killed. 

i am neither 
glad 
nor mad 
but sad 
at america’s
responses. 

some 
are outraged, 
while others 
rejoice. 

most argue 
and threaten 
one another 
online. 

when it’s
an attack 
on us 
by foreigners 
we unite. 

when it’s
an attack 
on us 
by our own 
we lash out 
and make 
things worse. 

we are 
toddlers 
in this land 
we call 
the beacon 
for everyone 
else. 

follow 
our lead! 

but how 
can they 
when we 
lead 
w/ a torch 
whose light 
is dim? 

follow 
our lead! 

but how 
can they 
when we 
lead 
w/ a torch 
that burns 
in sin?