They’ve grown tired
carrying the weight
of the cross
for disenfranchised
fighting the battles of
faceless,
nameless
millions they’ll never meet
to win the fight
against social injustice
A fight that will transmute
over the generations
spanning the globe
They’re growing tired
of keep an ear to the ground
waiting for the rumblings
of a vagrant evil
that haunts and destroys
solidarity
They’ve grown tired
Carrying the cross
for a Utopian future
Julia A. Masi is an Italian-American who prefers to write in Italian. Her passion for social justice is often evident in her work. She grew up in New York City.