Given talent and time
Maybe I could write the perfect poem
But would it be right?
The right thing to do
In times like these?
These times are not clear
Or simple
Or obvious
These people who treat the world
With simplicity
These people make it
A more complicated world to live in
Certainty creating uncertainty
Order creating chaos
Riches creating poverty
These are not the times for perfect
These are the times are for action
Resistance
Solidarity
And the one they dread the most
Empathy
Empathy trumps perfection
Empathy overcomes the pen
Empathy is never perfect
Now is not the time for perfect
Let these words stand as they are
In all their imperfection
Let us stand as we are
To be better than them
