The Year Closes
Thank You
To those who have
been kind and fair,
thank you.
To those who have
stood strong, stood firm,
thank you.
To those who have
lent teeth and claws,
thank you.
Thank you to those
who have seen and heard,
walked shoulder to shoulder,
hand in hand,
never veering from veracity
in the challenges of this year.
Thank you.
To those who have not
meddled and maligned,
thank you.
To those who have not
indulged malevolent spite,
thank you.
Thank you to those
not party to the mob,
not baying for blood,
not casting stones,
not spitting venom,
when others invite you to.
Thank you.
To the
mobbers, bystanders,
liars, meddlers,
casters of stones,
pitchfork and torch bearers,
to you I say thank you.
Because I see you.
Because I know you.
You are darkness visible
and exactly where I want you.
