Mental Health Care In The Breach?

      This poem hearkens back to the Brolly Lady Standing in The Gap narrative, linked below the current poem upon which the phrase is based,  (which true life narrative was incorrectly listed as a fiction story in the e-zine that published Brolly Lady last year, but still has not responded to my correction email…) standing in that lonely gap:

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Who will walk with me?

In light, in truth

through blind alleys,

down the dark paths.

Exploring the depths,

plumbing our hearts.

Going forward through fear,

to stand in the gap.

For

someone must stand,

sacrifice, perhaps.

Even rush in,

where angels fear to tred.

Where

is the woman of valor,

courageous and kind,

to stand with me?

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   I think it still needs a bit of editing, so I can do a little better on this one.  Can’t we all Do Better, for each other?  Can’t we all stand together in the gap?

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    Phase II,  especially, of Project Do Better, looks to the arts to help us all build connections, tools, and a kinder, safer, more compassionate world.

Let’s Do Better, please, for all of our sake, please.

Shira

Action Items:

1.) Dear Readers, share your thoughts on how this poem may (or may not) contribute to the work of building a kinder and safer world for all of us, please.

2.) Write a story, post or comment that uses those thoughts.

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Learning through story:

                                                   Babylon5, Hakan: Muhafiz/The Protector, Sihirli Annem,  Lupin,  La Casa de Papel/Money Heist, or El Ministerio del Tiempo Reviews

Learning via Holistic College Algebra & GED/High School Lesson Plans,

           or

 Learning from Long Range Nonfiction, or Historical Fiction Writing (including Ann & Anna…)

Thoughtful Readers, please consider sharing in the work of #ProjectDoBetter.  This poem is one more way in which writing can contribute to building a more honest, kinder, safer, and ultimately more compassionate world that actually works for all of us.

Please.

Let’s Do Better.

Shira Destinie A. Jones, MPhil, MAT, BSCS

S. Dest, aka simply Shira,

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