………as a people….
lies in our willingness
……..to listen,
………..to give a damn,
and to get involved
….at all costs.
understanding begins
within, and reaches out
…..to the same vein
………of humanity
that we all share!
redemption!
…listening
…..caring
involvemen t!
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of houses, of cars.from the need to be recognized,the need for titles,the need for success.from organized religion,from ‘holier than thou’ preaching…from the need to be right,from the need to win,from the need to be in charge.from passion without love,and from love without passion.from my own concepts,and my selfish desires.and i walked to…life at the risk…
i took off my carpenter’s apron,
unloaded my old shotgun,and stood it against the corner.i lowered the flag, put out the fire,put sheets across the windows….turned off the lights, pulled off my boots,and walked out barefooted into the night!sometimes you just get tired oftrying to save a worldthat doesnt want saving…when you cant even manageto save yourself from yourself!and sometimes it’s…
if the sparrow builds a nest
then why not I?if the whale answers callsfrom across the ocean…then why not I?if the tree stands throughstorm after storm, season after season…then why not Iif the butterfly lives eternityin one precious moment…then why not! ?if the wind comes and goeswithout home or destination…then why not I?if the mountain waits in stillness,never asking what it’s…
i weep…
the etched lines in the starving child’s face,the fear of the soldier’s conscience.the desperate blade of the homeless,the anger of the addict…the hatred that is poverty,the hopelessness of the unemployed.the slap against the face of color,the rage of prisons, and trailer parks.the half naked children playing with broken glass,the kid who cant take it anymore.the…
as hard as you strain
you…cannot…..do…. ….it!all the things you’re clinging to:pride,…success,……possessions,………self-fulfillment,………….ego.all lost in an instant,when time opens the door,and finds you naked!
they call us poor white folks
they call poor black folks‘niggers’….they call poor Hispanic folksall kinds of names,‘illegal’ being the worst!labels…people who have too muchat the expense of the rest of us…well insulated ignorance…hatreds, that begin with hatredof the self!we’re not labels!we’re just folks….breathing, working, dreaming,trying, doing the best we can….we deserve the dignityof being treated as human beings….labels… hell no!i’m…