at what we cant control,
what we cant seem to change,
at the loss we suffer,
at the helplessness we feel…
in bitterness looking
for a place to lay the blame.
fighting the shadows of our fears,
with the vengeance of our lostness…
afraid to open the door,
much less to walk through…
to find…
the face on the other side
of our anger,
is the same as…
the face in the mirror!
and the shout of silencerattles your bones…there is a candleon a bare tablein the room hiddendeep in your heart…light it, and carry on!when death taunts you with superstition,and your hands graspfor things you once held…there is a wind that has followed yousince you were a child…let go, open the door, let it in!when sorrow tugs…
theheadlongpursuitoftheAmericandream…destroytheAmericanideal….forgetting that neighborsneed neighborsto make a life!
faceless and colorless,spinning webs of deceit.with tongues made of plastic,bony fingers on buttons.drunk on the rush,worshipping neon gods.pick your next president,sell your job in a blink.foreclose your grandfather,kill your son in a war.the american pinnacle,with eyes steeled by drones.they drink blood for breakfast,and oil for dessert.manipulating classes,the propaganda of fear.prejudice and patriotism,it’s all over quick!leaving…
the smell of sunlightunwrapping the day!in the eyes of strangers,the stories unspokenwritten on facesby trial and fire!in the companionshipof dogs… who knowand sometimes divulge!in the lamp and the ashtrayand your body wrapped in sleep!
rivers weep as if they knew,somehow i think they do.buffalo prayers dry like bones,crows grieve as only they can.the Great Spirit sows deep with destiny,the sacred hoop calls forth souls.night bows in silent awe,waiting for dawn to undress the day.wild horses gallop past kerosene huts,where children speak the forbidden way.a voice returns to silence,leaving the…
