Flooding Our Zone

We are swept away by a flood of trivialities
formulated in bloviating wars of culture
all designed to hide what truly matters—
like honor, ethics, and morality
truth in scientific illumination
healthcare ministering to all
safe and affordable housing
nutrition for underprivileged
climate change and pollution
hungry and forgotten children
education that builds a planet
treating everyone with respect
rejecting corrupt monied power
blind rubrics of justice and law
real mercy for the lost and innocent
and compassion for the disheartened
Every dark, intoxicating concoction has remedies
found within the generous peace of our own hearts
soft—secreted actions of enduring hope and grace
and in words so fragrant they bloom into flowers