We Rivet, We Pivot, We Rise
by Jim Silva
Riveting
to this virus with a crown
all eight billion of us two-legged ones
now know
how it feels to act as one
simultaneously.
Now we know
in the marrow of our bones
we are not alone.
Even quarantined
like it or not
we are all in this together
focusing as never before.
Like sunlight through a magnifying glass
whose laser-like intensity
burns right through
the fogs that separate us,
we rivet
And pivot to choices unimaginable
just a few days ago
we see
we feel
and now we know:
This is our time
this moment strangely auspicious
when all of us are learning all at once
how coming together
is the only way through.
We rivet, we pivot,
and now we rise
above the virus and the viral
above the echo chambers
of our collective mind
we rise high enough finally to see
Clearly
washing our hands of the virus
is only the beginning.
The true work of our hands
yet awaits us:
bringing our planet back in balance
healing nature and nations
opening our hearts as one
and so we rise.
Jim Silva March 23, 2020
Jim Silva attends the 10am Sunday Mass. You have seen him in the choir, lectoring, and cantoring. He is often seen with Colleen, who happens to be his wife. He is also a life coach. Look for his ad in the back of our bulletin.