Truth and Reconciliation
– by Ronna Bloom
Our country chose a middle way
of individual amnesty for truth.
– Archbishop Desmond Tutu
This man knows something
about healing. That the heart
must be torn open again
in front of compassionate witnesses.
That the accused must also step up
and reveal themself.
That no matter how high-pitched
the shrieks, how barren
the voice, everything must be
heard, everything must be
held, in the same room.
Reflective writing prompt:
Write about a middle way.