I haven't moved on

TW: death of 53 migrants in San Antonio

I haven’t moved on
because 53 migrants died
(were murdered)
in the Texas heat
abandoned

I haven’t moved on
because 53 beloved children of God
were left alone to die alone
in the Texas heat
abandoned

I haven’t moved on
because 53 humans experienced the evil
of greed
and of
colonized borders
abandoned

I haven’t moved on
because the United States will blame everyone and everything
but itself
Sounds like Rome

I haven’t moved on
because ICE didn’t exist until 2003
why do you fear Black and brown folks?

I haven’t moved on
because I wish they experienced
the dignity of being loved in their last hours of life
on this side of eternity

The United States of America
where a dream is promised
but the border
will eat it alive

I haven’t moved on
because where do you begin to tell the story of 53 people?
And why does this have to be the end?

1 Beloved

2 Beloved

3 Beloved

4 Beloved

5 Beloved

6 Beloved

7 Beloved

8 b e l o v e d

9 Be loved

10 BELOVED

11 Beloved

12 Beloved

13 Beloved

14 Beloved

15 Beloved

16 Beloved

17 Beloved

18 B E L O V E D

19 BE LOVED

20 BELOVED

21 Beloved

22 Beloved

23 Beloved

24 Beloved

25 Beloved

26 Beloved

27 Beloved

28 Amada

29 Amado

30 Amade

31 Amada

32 Amado

33 Amade

34 Amada

35 Amado

36 Amade

37 Amada

38 Amado

39 Amade

40 Be loved

41 Beloved

42 Beloved

43 Beloved

44 Beloved

45 Beloved

46 Beloved

47 Beloved

48 Beloved

49 Beloved

50 Amade

51 Amada

52 Amado

53 Be loved.

I haven’t moved on.
So I pray
for their families
for the tears that will come unannounced
for the last hug they will carry on their skin
wishing for one more
just one more

I won’t move on
because I’m still here
and in my prophetic imagination
colonial borders
will stop killing
them
us
you