Remember
©December 24th, 2019
By Vijaya Sundaram
This day – made into realness,
Brought into being by those
Who agree implicitly
And, by thus doing,
Make the world bend
To their dream, their reality –
This day is almost upon us now.
I don’t mind.
I like stories,
And this is a good one.
Remember it when you pass
A man sleeping on the street,
The refugees huddled at the door
That refuses to open,
The children abandoned in festering sores
Of places meant to shelter them from harm.
Remember it when you see
A lost dog, or the animals that are killed
For you to eat, descendants of ones
That stood watch in a story
From so long ago.
Remember the story, and learn
To open wide your doors for those who wait at the gate
Throats athirst, mouths agape, hearts wounded,
As they open wide their arms,
And the stigma of their abandonment
Make your hands, your head, your feet,
Your belly, so full of food,
Hurt.
Remembers this,
Then, remember to love.
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