it all began with a pandemic
hundreds and thousands of people dying
it seemed none of us were prepared for all that
was happening around us
we all began living socially isolated lives
in the midst of the pandemic
while many of us lived quiet
socially distanced lives
the continuing taking of black lives
by the police and white men with no motive
became intolerable
the problems in our country were glaring at us
this time we considered all that we saw and heardaround us
we read more to help give form to our thinking
opening ourselves to learn beyond our own life’s experiences
we began to think concretely how our world cound be fairer
and if it starts with me
what will my first steps to focus on equity
as I build relationships regardless of the context of my space
a string of days 