Devotion Poem by Frank Bana

You can think about Trump
And consider compassion
Or obsess on his lies,
Those of Putin and Xi
You can vow to inscribe,
Catalogue all their actions
Or meditate on the love
Our world finally needs

When kindness is turned back
Truth falls in the gutter
When justice is prey
And cannot intercede
You may name deeds of evil
Invest all of your passion
Or start work on design
For the dawn we must fashion

But if you choose to labour
On these tasks in one motion
And afford them full measure
Simultaneously
You will work like a saint
With a human devotion
Realizing your power
To be extraordinary.