I sat down to write a feminist poem
But my keyboard broke beneath my rage typing
I sat down to write a black lives matter poem
But my pen melted beneath my angry tears
I sat down to write a social justice poem
But my paper kept wadding beneath my fists
I sat down to write a peace poem
But my heart broke beneath the weight of our losses
I sat down to write a prayer poem
But my soul could not be heard above the din of the godless preaching