Justice often begins

with a small voice inside,

a tear drop

that says,

“Things can be better.”

It may grow to a trickle,

dripping more and more

until justice

“rolls down like rivers.”

as the Bible says,

where we tackle despair and

grief and feeling unwanted.

We may cross deep oceans,

making a difference

in fathoms of

poverty and racial strife.

No wrong is too small to right,

no hardship too large

to conquer

   If you need justice,

watch for the lighthouse

on the approaching shore of the water,

training your eyes

on the flickering

yet steady redeemer

of all beckoning lights

where someone, anyone is

waiting to help.