Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

Last night my friend and I went to a reading of Judith Small's book of poems, "Second Tongue".  She is a translator for people seeking asylum in the U.S.  The poems are sensitive, sad and illuminating.  Half of the proceeds from the sale of her book will go to asylum seekers.  We were surprised by the poems' power and touched by the service Ms. Small does for people fleeing terror and death.  We have a president who has zero compassion for or understanding of these peoples' lives.  We are turning away people who have nowhere to turn.  Our open arms have become weapons to strike down the vulnerable.  I pray something changes soon in our White House.  The damage on so many fronts is great.  We need to all speak up and insist we embrace our former kinder policies and principles.  It's too late for many, but not for the many to come.