world refugees

head lice

aunt bea
said
your cousin
bernice
stopped by today
she was promoting
the need for
everyone
to be
personally
engaged
in resolving
world refugee problems
she said
we all need to ask ourselves
what can
or
have we done
to address
this pervasive problem
bernice suggested
that
world leaders
shouldn’t be held
solely responsible
i said to her
child
this isn’t a case
of
head lice
in public schools
where
each parent
must step forward
and
take action
it’s
because of
a war
supported
and
promoted
by
world governments
ours
included
personal contacts
like
the kind
you’re suggesting
may only spread
the disease
of hate
from one scalp
to the next
not
cure it