Strangely Relevant to #Manchester Killings — Robert Francis Kennedy Announces Death of Martin Luther King in Indianapolis

And Even In Our Sleep Pain Which Cannot Forget Falls Drop by Drop upon the heart Until In Our Own Despair, Against Our Will, Comes Wisdom Through The Awful Grace of God

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RFK’s words reverberate through the decades to comfort us in this awful time of mourning.

RIP Bobby and the young people who were killed in Manchester.

Bobby’s words for freedom:

Thanks to Jeffrey who reminded me of Bobby's beautiful words:

While on the subject of Kennedys, read this “I am a citizen of Nowhere” speech by A.L. Kennedy:

Royal Society of Literature " News From Nowhere

Hear me read the words.