How is it, that just two words can break one’s heart yet harden another’s?

How is it, that just two words aren’t enough to bring us all to our knees as we beg for forgiveness?

How is it, that these two words don’t propel us all into action and awaken us from our slumber?

Just two words…

The children

And if not these two words, what about these…

The maimed

The broken

The tortured

The orphaned

The starving

Hollow eyes

Gaping mouths

Dry tears

Endless cries

Heart-wrenching goodbyes

Stolen lives

Stolen land

Stolen stories

Stolen songs

Stolen dreams

Stolen hopes

Broken spirit

Eternal souls

And how I wish these two words were enough to stop it all…

I’m sorry.

2024