found poem: We know

found poem © j.i. kleinberg

found poem: Word

found poem © j.i. kleinberg

found poem: lightning-fast

found poem © j.i. kleinberg

found poem: the creepy

found poem © j.i. kleinberg

found poem: tragedy

found poem © j.i. kleinberg

found poem: the Sea

found poem © j.i. kleinberg

#DearYoungPerson

A number of youth-serving organizations in Charlottesville have come together for the #DearYoungPerson campaign. They are asking people everywhere to send postcards of support and encouragement to Charlottesville youth, many of whom are experiencing the community’s confusion, anger, sadness, and frustration. 85% of the youth served by Big Brothers Big Sisters in Charlottesville are of color. Most of the participating organizations serve diverse populations of children and youth whose identities were publicly attacked on Friday and Saturday.

Send a note, a postcard or a poem to P.O. Box 814, Charlottesville, VA 22902, and your message of support will be distributed by local youth-serving organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia, Madison House, The PB&J Fund, Piedmont CASA – Charlottesville, Piedmont Family YMCA, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, Albemarle County Parks & Recreation, and the City of Charlottesville. See more on Facebook.

Here’s what I sent (I’m also participating in the August Poetry Postcard Fest and this was today’s postcard poem):

found poem: It’s not courage

found poem © j.i. kleinberg

found poem: this prolonged

found poem © j.i. kleinberg

again

Haven’t we died enough?
Haven’t our hearts been wrenched from our chests?
Must we learn every day anew to grieve, to trust, to breathe?