Them and Us - a
Confession
Whenever we speak of “them” and us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we ignore speech about “them” and “us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we don’t condemn speech about “them” and “us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we stay silent in the face of speech about “them”
and “us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we don’t speak on behalf of the silenced, in light
of talk about “them” and “us”
Lord, forgive us
Whenever we don’t offer an alternate vision that re-imagines
the mere idea of “them” and “us"
Lord, forgive us