<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">This Is Not Trivial<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="gmail_default"><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">When prayers and good thoughts</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>are not enough</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 13px;" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">When a moment of silence and flag</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>half-mast seem irrelevant</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 13px;" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">When sending best wishes</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">When hoping</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">When contributing to a fundraising campaign</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">When signing a petition</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">When singing in a choir</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>lift your spirit only for a moment</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 13px;" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">When crying alone</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">In your kitchen</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Serves no one, not even you</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 13px;" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">May you smile lovingly still</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>into the tired eyes of the man holding a cardboard sign</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">May a kindness be offered</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>on the passing plate</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">May we dare allow the sad sad news</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>that penetrates the fortress of longing</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>to melt like an altar candle</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>lit for one day of peace</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 13px;" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">May we remember</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">As a member</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Of the human race</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Fortunate enough</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Healthy enough</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Alive enough</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">To have this poem</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Touching us</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Right now</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 13px;" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">We can make every breath matter<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">We can forgive outrageously one more person today</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">We can look out from our doorway and say yes</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">I am here. I am here.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Is there any other way to fight?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">This is not trivial:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">LOVE</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 13px;" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">It matters</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><span class="gmail-s1" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><br class=""></span></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Kristy Hellum</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>