For Ruth

Blessed ancestor,
Guardian of dignity,
Champion of We
Who would be called “less than,”

Rest easy.

For the tears will not dry
Upon our cheeks
Before we focus our grief
On all the work left to do.

May her memory be a revolution.
Blessed Be.

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