we cry out for peace,

and recite anything…it will be menaming the names:of the homeless,of the jobless,of the hungry,of those abusedby the justice system,of those ‘forgotten’by our political system,of the underpaid,the under valued,the stressed out,of the common peopleof this country.therein lies my allegiance!

‘i love you…’and really loving themlies in the willingnessto risk everythingyou think you havein order to give themwhat they really needwhether it includes you,or not!

beatings, torture, rapes,and killings.people of heart,slaughtered like sheep.monks self-immoliating,crying out for justice,and freedom,for basic human dignity,for basic human rights…i hear the cry…of Tibet on fire.and am ashamedto be part of a worldturned blind and deaf!free Tibet!

the dirt and the failures,and the phone not answered.the fireplace gone cold,the trees stripped bare….the blare of the news,cutting deep to the quick.the anger, and the lostness,without direction or virtue.dust on the Bible,a box of shells by the bed.sexual whispers,or just memories, and need!

we left all our baggageon the other side…with nothing morethan what we believe…what we feel, and what we are!no longer victims,we choose to take hold,our eyes set on the higher goal.without guise or agendas,we stand unashamed…believing in tomorrow,dedicated and consecratedby the actions of today!

foothills last night!up to fifty homes, and/or mobilehomes, damaged, or destroyed.forty degree temps, and a tornado,in January!people left homeless, injured, andlost everything they had… theyneed our prayers, and our help!we take so much for granted… wecomplain about how hard things are…and then you watch your neighborslose it all in an instant…we need to be family,…