A Poem in Memory of Charlie Kirk, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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To Truth

—in memory of Charlie Kirk (1993 – 2025)

You fly above the flap and fray,
Beyond the stir of earthy air.
On loving tongue, you find the way
__To spread your care.

Your song is bright and bold and plain,
Sung with fire in the face
Of hatred (wracked with raw disdain)
__In strains of grace.

You flow from fearless lips that seek
The selfless path of lamb and dove—
A thorny route (mapped by the meek)
__That leads to love.

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Susan Jarvis Bryant is a poet originally from the U.K., now living on the Gulf Coast of Texas.