I long to be just like one of them,
those few amazing people
who, when faced with the darkest night
can still see a far-away light
though impossibly
dim
I yearn to, like them, believe
that though my eyes be weak
I can somehow know there is a light
even in the darkest moment
and in that knowing
see
The oligarchs have the masses so focused on the gender, religion and race wars, that most are oblivious to the class war happening which will keep the middle and lower classes poorer and weaker forever as the rich take over our government. It’s time for a revolution which starts with knowing that the problem is not those who don’t look like us or love like us, or those that don’t have faith like ours or family like ours.
The problem is in the premise that those with the money should have the power. This revolution is not unique. It has been played out for millennia in countries all over the world. Our unique opportunity is that we can see it and stop it before the oligarch takeover is fully complete. We need to stop the division and the rhetoric that fuels it and recognize the lies that are so thick they have cloaked the true path and choked our true voices. Now is the time to walk that true path and regain our true voices.
To paraphrase Ghandi – Be the revolution you want to see in America.
We need you in America The land now full of snakes Too late we may realize What will be lost When the snakes have done Their worst We need a St. Patrick To rid us of the snakes Who will that be?
What comes next At the end of our Republic Calmer minds need to guide As this slow dissolution Plays out in front of us all What comes next When this Republic fails Eaten away by the differences Rusted by lies sold as truth Amplified by our connectedness What comes next After the final Republic breath Its heartbeat races too fast In fear of the other Soon to finally rupture What comes next Will not look like this Republic The world is waiting to see As are the children Whose only hope is peace
From take a knee outrage To take a life insurrection Bookends to a failed experiment White nationalism White supremacy White privilege “White fragility” Supported by an Evangelical cult Itself with two bookends Unborn babies Religious privilege While born babies get put in cages The other is outcast Other colors Other countries Other religions “Other fragility” Bookends need to be placed To hold the constitution upright Reparations then Reconciliation Redemption comes with a price Not for an end times jihad This time This place This country “This fragility” Time for cult members To see the light Of Freedom and Justice For All The two bookends of unity
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