when the fights at Wal-Marts
during black Friday rushes,
received more news coverage
than the abuse of those protesting
for the rights of America’s workers….
a sad statement…..
enough said!
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you swallow the lie,hesitation quivers….all the cards laid out,smoke fills the air.burn down the house,if you can if you dare.true hearts pawnedfor a drink and a smoke.till the naked are leftangry and broke.putting years in the meter,a nickel, a dime…lovers are fools,destiny, and rhyme.still beneath the heat,the curse, and the hiss…your lover, and your friend…betrayed…
nonviolence…
hearts open and given.bodies laid before feet,spirit given for direction.no gun, no hatred,no fear, no greed…can put out the lightof compassion!truth…accepting nothing less,settling for nothing less…at all costs, without hesitation.freedom…has to be for allto be for one!equality, diversity,responsibility…community, family!sacred…all that lives,formed by the formless…respect and awareness.communicate…real people using real earsto listen, real hearts to feel,real…
fallen multicolored leaves,turning, crumbling, dissolving…rainbows of flesh,returning to the source,feeding new beginnings!joy!breathing, touching,listening with the heart!the chance and the gift,another day, another moment!joy!someone to talk to,someone who cares!who sees you just like you are,and still loves you!joy!the prayers of bare limbs,reaching out and upward,with gratitude for what has been,and the promise of what comes!joy!deep, unfathomable,…
rage wrecked revolutionaries,
cant seem to break the damned glass.the bowl wont fit through the bars!the groaning child’s fingers,open and close, open and close…the dry stink whimper and shudder,the child dies of hunger…freedom’s talons tear at the flesh!
if the child becomes a parent,
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We who walk
The Elders…On the muted criesOf the children.On the screams of the women,Raped, and butchered.On the hides of the buffalo,The wings of the crows…Cannot speak, but for grieving.Cannot pray, but for blood.Cannot breathe, but for the wind…Calling, for redemption!