Today’s cento is composed of words and phrases from the following local businesses’ statements on social media about being closed today: Twin Cities in Motion / Fireside Restaurant / Sticks and Stones / Minnesota Made / The Foundry Home Goods / Guthrie Theater Eclipse Music / Edelweis Bakery / Black Stack Brewery / Rhino Wine Bar / Herbivorous Butcher
This is how we love
We are called upon to find the fire inside us —
the fire of compassion, of care, of hope,
of anger and outrage and grief —
and to take that small light, make it bigger, and
spread its warmth to others.
I hope you know
It’s not too late
to do the right thing.
It is important to say this
People in the margins matter
more than our comfort.
Love is meant
for everyone.
Silence is no longer
an option.
Children should not be terrified
to go to school,
or to leave their homes.
No one should.