i don’t do hate

is the distance betweenour hearts and our souls.the choice that we makewhen we dont choose,the most dangerous of all.the difference between,merely the wrappinground the package.the hands that open,conscious and aware.the distance between,the pathway to hope…only those who dare,survive the fall!

do they come clean?homeless people, young girlssold on the block,hungry children, AIDS victims,gotta watch your stocks.black and white, brown and red,gunfire and poverty;kids afraid to go to school,aint no profit in honesty.SUV’s, invaded countries,oil doesnt buy liberty.the takers take, the hurting weep,at the cost of dignity.politicians lie, preachers sellnarrow minded philosophies.prisons full, bodies in the…

profit begats slavery,the many become enslaved.founded on freedom?we took this land fromthe Native Americans,took their way of life,their rights, their dreams…in the name of God?of progress?we brought over the slavesfrom the African shores…to work, to use, to abuse…we took their lives, their way of life,their hopes and dreams…in the name of free enterprise?of profit?we treated…

and bound for hell.for you are not a discipleof our creed…i cannot pray for you,you wear the mark of Cain! ‘i smiled, and replied:‘ah, but i read the scripturesof the human heart,written by the indelible handsof passion and time.i lift in prayer the sweat and the tearsof hungry souls struggling to survive.i sing the hymns…

tanks, soldiers on foot….the assault continues,wave upon wave,the assault on free speech,free thought, free interaction….the draining of bloodfrom the face of humanity….the theft of name and identity….the bartering of souls….for change, against change….yet the fire remains lit,……..in spite of!

and papers to take away…the old home places, the farms,their way of life, their family way….kicked them off like they were trash…called them Okies…white trash, despised byall the ‘good’ people who still had….drove them west, migrant camps or die…faceless, homeless, expendable…and now the tide has turned,and more American peoplekicked off, kicked out…the bank comes ’round…