A Time for Healing in the United States of America

President Elect
Joe Biden said

"This is a time
for healing in
America"

He is right.

In the thick
of this country's newest
night - as we face
its plight - 

he had the many
scars of those
of us who have
been battered,
bruised 

in his sight.

He had those
of us who have
been marching,
meeting, protesting,
connecting 

on his mind. We
need healing.

We need the feeling
of our bones, our 
numb souls, to come
back to us

so that we can create

a new forward. 

Black women need
healing. White women
need healing. Gay, lesbian,
queer, and transgender
people need healing. 

The Black Lives Matter
movement needs healing.

Black families who 
have lost loved ones
due to police brutality
need healing.

This entire planet
needs healing from
the Coronavirus that
continues to hurt,
harm, and take us
away.

We need many days
filled with massages, 
listening sessions, spiritual
medicines, hugs from our
sisters, our brethren, racial 
justice circles, healing
time for the immigrant
children who are trapped,
caged in buildings, we need
song circles aimed at healing
Mother Earth, 

we need healing
to rebirth 

our presence on this planet. 

We need healing so  
the Black mother
at home singing the Blues
can kick off her shoes,
escape the nightly news
and choose to do nothing
but heal. 

Heal. 

Heal. 

Heal.

What a feeling!
If only we could
embark on, embrace
a time for healing.

Copyright Christopher D. Sims