I saw the madness all around me. Black men dragged by their broken<\/p>\n
Feet. Perforated dreams<\/p>\n
Holes in their family<\/p>\n
Death not an adequate explanation<\/p>\n
Teenagers, far from their gilded homes<\/p>\n
Experimenting<\/p>\n
Not afraid. But Christ<\/p>\n
They should be. The power of unity<\/p>\n
Taking us for an ill-fated ride<\/p>\n
We know not why or<\/p>\n
How. But we protest what we don\u2019t know, and stand up for what we<\/p>\n
Also don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
If I hear the word justice one more time, I will<\/p>\n
Puke. All it means is keeping the world as it is.<\/p>\n
Destruction, disrespect, jealousy. But mostly<\/p>\n
Fear. Big strong men, in armour. A brutal<\/p>\n
Army\u2026 fighting off innocence.<\/p>\n
There might not be<\/p>\n
Corruption, if everybody gave in. But then the world would<\/p>\n
Suck, even more than it already does.<\/p>\n
Serving the country by killing. Having to be<\/p>\n
Stoned, to survive the memory.<\/p>\n
Assholes. Telling me what to do when they\u2019re<\/p>\n
Drunk with power.<\/p>\n
Let us<\/p>\n
Camp in the tents of our souls. The insects<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t bother me. Let the wind take us<\/p>\n
At least it knows where it\u2019s going.<\/p>\n
But if you want money for people with minds that hate<\/p>\n
All I can tell you is brother you have to wait*<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
*Revolution (Lennon\/McCartney)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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