You’re really poking your fingers into all of the issues, aren’t you? :) It takes courage to choose to see, because in order to see, we need to include ourselves as culpable – and that is hard to do…
Yes I suppose I do. Writing about social issues is my favorite thing to write about even if all I do is raise someones awareness. I certainly have been guilty of “turning a blind eye” from time to time myself so this one is as much for me as anyone else.
Dom DiFrancesco 
message is perfect.
Thank you very much. :)
You’re really poking your fingers into all of the issues, aren’t you? :) It takes courage to choose to see, because in order to see, we need to include ourselves as culpable – and that is hard to do…
Yes I suppose I do. Writing about social issues is my favorite thing to write about even if all I do is raise someones awareness. I certainly have been guilty of “turning a blind eye” from time to time myself so this one is as much for me as anyone else.
Great topic and poem. Good work.
Thank you very much Cody, it’s greatly appreciated.
An absolutely wonderful message in this tanka!
Thank you very much. I find that I need to be reminded at times myself.