by 
*SOJO
We are not saying money
Will make us whole
Though in a culture where
All is monetized
What is tendered will speak
Louder than
Apology.
No amount will
Ever be enough.
Hatred and distrust
Bequeath nothing
*Greek: Whole
MAKING WHOLE
How do you make whole
The progeny of subjugation?
How do you parse the millions
Lives and dollars?
How do you make whole
The gnarled hands that
Built the pyramids
Of a cherished
Democracy?
How do you make whole
The products of wombs
Torn open for profit?
How do you make whole
The truth?
You find a corner in
The carpet of conscience
You pull it back – however difficult
And you bulldoze weary memories
Awake. Dragging recalcitrant
Truth to the light (That She says we can be)
You hang truth in the sun
Against the wall of hate
Until blood has run clear
Preserving. Restoring
Sojo
Making whole
Gwen's World 
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