I am wounded daily

And I know you are too.

I am wounded daily when they

Invoke the name of God

As a manipulation

To make me in their own image.

I am wounded daily

When they use the spirit of God

To divide us

And to marginalize those who

Perceive God differently.

I am wounded daily

When they claim the will of God

To justify murder and violence

And the subjugation of the weak.

They claw and tear and rape

The bosom of our mother

And yet demand to be fed

Ever more lavish dishes.

They hold the weak in thrall

Through chains, murder, mutilation and law

So we can have cheap diamonds and oil

And 24 hour purveyance at super centers and malls.

I think of the children

Starving on the streets

While women suffer in prison for

Knowing they could not feed the child

Given without consent.

I grieve for the apathy that abounds

While abundance is squandered.

I am wounded daily

And I know you are as well.