I have no skills
to bring to the table

I have no table
to bring anything to

I didn’t learn
in all my years
to make connections
that could pull any strings

And yet I’m pulling
with any breath I can align,
with any thoughts that I can think,
to reinforce the patterns
I hope to see emerge

I’ll pray for justice,
I’ll pray to see integrity
rise up in people
who were self serving
up till now

I’ll pray we all will see each other
by our lights and not our flaws
and see a way for true direction
for our land.

©Wendy Mulhern
January 21, 2020