Shifting Patterns by Nadine Dunseith

There is a sudden
shift, like a tear in the
universe. Something

unsettling, the fabric
has been torn, ripped in half.
Good versus evil.

Throughout time, there have
always been winners and
losers. Don't the victors

write the stories. There is a
heaviness, like darkness
has come. Light has faded

It's a paradigm shift,
upending the values we
hold dear. Dreams deferred.

Blood has been spilled in
the name of political
jargon. Spilled onto

the streets, overflowing
fountain like Caesar's dream.
Brutus silencing

his friend in the name
of glory. Hate is a disease.
We must not fight hate

with hate- although the
desire is strong. Humans
are not perfect.

We cry, fight back, scream
into the void. Who will hear
our cry for freedom?

Who will hear our heart
beating, the love emanating,
vibrating sounds of

helplessness? We want
things to be easy, for others
to give us the answer.

But life is a mystery,
and we don't know all the
answers to fight it.

We just know that we
can't sustain the energy
to hate each other.

How exhausting is
the struggle for peace. We
try to reach for a

Solution. It has
always been within us to
change. To shift our mind

to something more
desirable. To something
greater than ourselves.

We can love each other,
love an enemy, love instead

of Hate.

Love will always
overshadow hate.

It's
stronger
within us.

We just

have to
​
Believe.

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About Nadine Dunseith
Nadine Dunseith is a teacher and writer from Calgary. She enjoys Shakespeare, words, and etymology. She has a weekly poetry feature on social media called Mental Wellness Monday on the Indie YYC.