i have no need of religious balm,

equal rights to believe,to speak out, to stand upand be counted.equal rights to work,equal rights to study.equal rights to build.equal rights to profess faith,equal rights to pray.equal rights to give…equal rights to live,equal rights to love!

still fighting wars, that children around the worldgo to bed hungry, that families are left homeless,that men and women cant find jobs, that peopleare denied justice and equality, that children cantafford to go to school, that old people cant getmedical care, enough to eat, or a place to live…that lonely people cant find love…. and…

the footprints of fallen angels,covered by the dust of hate.spoon fed history turned bitter,the sound of children’s voices lost.even the old juke joints,deserted and vacant.handmade guitars,strings made of human flesh.the howl of an angry wind,pierces cardboard shelters.cars abandoned on the side of the road,fresh turned earth, no hands to plant.passion’s legs wrapped around,the bodies now…

the price is too heavyand the payment’s come duewe stand and face our own raging egos,the mistakes of the past taunt us from the shadows,if we cant redeem today they’ll be no tomorrow,we were born to run never born to follow,we look in our hearts and find that we’re hollow,confessing our sins and drowning in…

i am but the simple sound, ‘ah’,that comes betweenyour irregular heartbeats!i am the spermthat fell to the floor,the dust wiped from the coverof an unread book.i am the rust on the plow,the burp of the earth.i am the nest made of straw.i am the old clothes,washed in the creek.i am the pot simmering.i am the…

the gutteral cry of need evolving,the phlegm of god, the bodies rotting.the snow wiped facesand the naked earth.in constant rhythm with hunger’s howl,the candle flame, the silenced tongue.the whisper shake, of shadows wanting,nails, blocks, and colored glass.the crippled dance,and the distant drums.who am i? i am you!the second son of an unknown father.born in an…