amidst the deep divides
in our world’s broken conversations
of competing certainties
fear and doubt the dividing line
between what we do not understand
about one another or
cannot admit about ourselves as
we grasp for what we can control in a
humanity we struggle to share—
all belong, together
at this thin place
for honest encounters
amidst our mutual uncertainty
fear and doubt a commonality
we understand about one another and
can admit about ourselves as
we hope for what we do not control in the
mystery of our shared humanity.