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morgynleri:
“We will survive this”
Is not some naive platitude
To comfort the frightened and grieving
That forgets bloody and neglectful
History where we failed terribly
To protect the most vulnerable
“We will survive this”
Is a snarled battlecry
Spoken by those who know
They will stand over graves
Of friends and family who cannot
Survive the coming lean years
“We will survive this”
Is a mantra in the night
When there is no other hope
To stay the blade or the bottle
That promise a final safety from all pain
And silence that is no victory
“We will survive this”
Is an outstretched hand
Offering to share what little there is
With those who have less
Even if all I have to give is words
Because I have nothing else
“We will survive this”
May be the slimmest of hopes
To cling to when everything else is despair
But it is a thread of hope
And I will not cut it and take away
What may be someone’s only lifeline
And when this is over
When the bodies are numbered
Bitter tears shed for those
We could not save for trying
When there is more than thin hope
Then it will be time for new words
For rest and renewal and remembrance
Until that day comes
I will keep hoping that this is true
We will survive this
