that the worst of us
are also the loudest ones
makes despair easy
fools with microphones
living vibrant lies to drown out
mundane honesty
silent dignity
will not answer the moment
though we wish it would
the screaming ocean
always in time overthrows
the silent sea wall
we must make our peace
with the tumult and the loss
of our quiet lives
and embrace the noise
of holding truth to the light
and making shame count
