they call this revolution…

never forgetting the facesof hunger and need.great planes flying overhead,covered trucks on dusty roads.soldiers with guns, blank stares,cold as the oil in their veins….the reporter speaks, eyes half lowered…you turn off the tv,and go to wash your hands…but you cant wash away the stain!

fueled by indifference and self centeredness…the door is not locked, unless we lock it.the chains are not real, until we don them,and parade around like they’re jewelry!

walking, air sharp and cutting,kicking piles of leaves.what we’ve forgotten is the moment,the tiny flame that flickers just once.the taste of a kiss without thinking,stopping to tie a child’s shoelaces.the old dog on the porch knows….the wind knows, the trees confirm!nothing need be said or spoken,just breathe deeply, and be aware!

differently to peopleaccording to their religious,political, or sexual orientation…when they by applicationfavor the rich over the poor,the few over the many.when they take away dignity,and individual rights…when they are used to abuse,manipulate, and enslave…when they are immoral,unjust, and demeaning…when they stand against freedom…i will break your lawswith total commitment!

the chant of trees swaying,those intimate voices in the wind…we have no names for these sounds,these doings outside the cage.does the body call from the grave?do bird’s wings exchange secrets with the sky?is the moment just before, and just after,the last breath… the only eternity we know?why do we call god, god?is the atheist closer…

the infinite breathes in the wind.redemption falls in the rain.the mountains speak of standing,standing strong and resolved.the sky teaches freedom,the oceans, the womb.trees wrap their branches in unity,the grasses sing of equality.the seasons are the clock,in the dirt we find the mind.so why is it thenthat the mouth devours,body, soul, and spirit…gnawing its own flesh?words…