She held up the book.

“You introduced me to him,

when we read this book.”

/

“In this book, he spoke

about loving the stranger.

I took this to heart.”

/

“But, you turn your eye

away from him to say to

me: they aren’t welcome here.”

/

“In this book, he says

love your neighbor as yourself,

while you cry for singing,

/

“and cheer on those who

would murder folks in the street

and refuse the blame.”

/

She rips the book up.

Choking on tears, she says, “you

have betrayed me; I feel just

red, white, and blue death.”