Poem by Poem

—in memory ofCynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance,Rev. Depayne Middleton-Doctor,Hon. Rev. Clementa Pinckney,Tywanza Sanders, Rev. Daniel Simmons Sr.,Rev. Sharonda Singleton, Myra ThompsonShot and killed while at church.Charleston, SC (6-18-2015), RIP poem by        poem we can end the violence every day                        after every other day 9 killed in Charleston, South Carolina they are not 9 they are each one alive we do not know you have a poem to offer it is made of action—you must search for it     run outside and give your life to it when you find it    walk it back—blow upon it carry it taller than the city where you live when the blood comes down do not ask          if it is your blood   it is made of 9             drops honor them wash them stop them from falling