“Sitting in Active Silence”, Mark Tulin — International Human Rights Art Festival

“Sitting in Active Silence”, Mark Tulin — International Human Rights Art Festival
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I meditated with eyes closed
in a small, narrow bedroom
with a rotating fan
that circulated hot air
I knelt on a cracked, linoleum floor
with paint chips
on the windowsill

In my humble voice,
I asked for peace,
for the safety
of suffering children,
a worldwide transformation,
a new alignment,
a government which embraced compassion,
not just a word in Webster’s
dictionary….

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