whose boyfriend left her two weeks ago…
whose mother told her she was going to hell,
whose father drank himself to death.
whose used to skip rope
and go to Sunday School…
who freckle faced picking flowers,
who stuck her bare feet in the creek.
whose trailer has no heat,
whose cell phone has no minutes.
whose old Gremlin smokes but still runs,
whose heart is broken tho her lip is strong….
who wants to name her little boy Abraham,
who cries herself to sleep!
in my chest…staring with eyes,hardened and hungry,looking for a break.working past the pointof numbness,sleepless under the weight…i hear the cries of small children,with every step i take.i smell the anger,and it smells like me,the cold sweat of desperation.the bullet phone,or papers served,one step from the edge.i taste the tearsthat men dont cry,and the cold silenceof…
your identity,what you have given!
is the last cryof all those killedin the name of capitalism.the tearin my eyes,the hunger of thosewe’ve forced tolive in poverty.the bruiseon my lips,the swelling groanof those we’ve oppressed!
tears, passion and wetness…it takes hugs, deep thinking,the root of anger,and the bridge of kindness…dirty feet, dirty hands,naked hearts,the stink of bodies…joining, touching, standing,falling, getting back up…cursing, praying, singing,breathing, fucking, holding close…smiling, giving, sharing, losing,giving a damn….listening, reading, searching,questioning, believing….daring, trusting, flying,sitting in deep silence waiting…forgiveness walking,gut wrenching talking,seeing the beauty living…touching, tasting, smelling…you and…
from my bones tillthey were bare…and that which had echoedthe pounding waves,and had held the wind…bare bones, and empty…no longer an echo,no longer a cup…the sound, the waves, the wind…all empty!from emptiness we come,to emptiness we return!
and cant pay the rent…lost my benefits,lost my house,cant retire,now or ever…cotton mills, furniture factories,truck driving, house building…cant afford to fill up with gas.run down trailer,better grow your own food.dont get sick,cant go to the doctor.they’re bashing unions,cutting unemployment off.cant send your kid to school,cant afford to be buried…those people in Washington,and those on the…
