Who is Really Free?: Gonzaga Poets Respond to the Call for Social Justice

12 To Life By: Dr. Harry Rissetto Department of Religion Would a crowd have followed him when he arrived in Linden and walked toward the large casket carried from Brooklyn Did Gwen Carr’s tears stop when He put his hand on the polished white Rosedale wood and spoke directly to a widow’s son.

Would he have responded quickly to Tamika Palmer’s call that night and crossed a crowded Springfield Drive the arms of police brushing against his robe Did the officers ridicule him as He placed his fingers into the holy walls of the St. Anthony Gardens apartment before entering to find her sleeping.

Would LaTonya and Bridgett have been angry that he waited four days before beginning his walk to Minneapolis to arrive at 38th and Chicago Did He raise eyes in Pearland standing eight minutes forty-six seconds silent under a Texas sun before lifting his voice “Eric, Breonna, and George, come out!”