With bated breath

pits in stomachs

lumps in throats

we’ve been waiting

hating

When will this suffering end

When do we breathe

again

Show me the balm

Find me a haven

One is a gull

One is a raven

Praying for the relief of pain, suffering, and loss- and the complex after effects of trauma. The world needs so much healing: from war, violence, cruelty, natural and human-made disasters, gun violence, sickness, death, poverty, hunger, climate change; and every form of abuse, suppression, control, racism, systemic racism, sexism, discrimination, targeting, scapegoating, human trafficking, inequality and injustice.

TRANSFORM US, O GOD.

Psalm & Photography: Saskia Kidd@oraetdecora.com