Ode to Mrs. Roosevelt: A Haiku

If heart be the brick
And silence be the mortar
Then safety’s not safe
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If feet be kept still
And ideals be left dormant
Then life hath not life
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So scream if you must
And spit out what has pained you
Lived lives trump safe lives
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In all this great world
And indeed the universe
Tarry Not cries out
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Feel Bleed Ask Impeach
Jump Proceed Cure Cultivate
There’s no choice in this

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“…I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on.”

-Eleanor Roosevelt