Day 43 - 8/25/20 - Reflection

I am doing the work
3 months ago I said
but all I’ve done is
read books
how many deaths did I prevent?
What actions did I take?
or did I slip into the bystander role
yet again?
I have seen my reflection
and it’s not who I am
still seeing a projection
fear, still holds me back
so how strong are my values
if upon em I don’t act?

Come on, come with me
and be honest
she said move at the speed of trust
but the time is now
now is when we must

who’s name, must we learn next?
how many have been hidden,
never written in text
I confess I don’t know
many names
And I’ve given up too many to learn
but doesn’t that alone say
the problem is simple
it would seem
but it hurts like so many
other truths we’ve hidden
I myself am biased
and so we’re all
so lets start right there
let that be the first square

Come on, come with me
and be honest
she said move at the speed of trust
but the time is now
now is when we must

Coming off of the first anti-racist book club Zoom meetup we’ve had in a couple of weeks. Re-evaluating where I’m at and what I’ve done in the last couple of months. The picture is a random doorway that caught my eye while I was living in Eugene. Honestly, too tired today to put too much thought into the artwork, just going through the process.