A poem i wrote to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Kent State Massacres.... May 4th, 1970 I read the words documented history of a… “needless tragedy”… as if tragedy is ever necessary or needed. A moment in time before my time… locked away in the archives of bitter regret. 4 dead, 9 wounded, 4 DEAD, 9 WOUNDED… some of many all over this country and around the world echoing in my mind. The haunting memories refusing to be silenced, refusing to be forgotten. Tears stream down my face as the imprint of lost lives weighs heavy upon my heart. My body shakes with the sadness, anger, and outrage. I want to scream out loud enough for the world to hear and understand… that Amerika is not all apple pie and baseball. That in this land of the free, we are only as free as the confines of our complacency. To take a stand for freedom, for justice brings us one step closer to what they call… “reasonable use of force” of bullets shot into a crowd and pepper spray poured into the eyes of those willing to put their bodies where their beliefs are. Oh Amerika… our ancestors… from whatever land they came turn over in their graves hands pressed to faces in horror of what we have allowed ourselves to become. Our sickness of uprooted consciousness spreads its dis-ease into the hearts and minds and spirits of those who bought the lies sold in pretty packaging and over consumption under the guise of “freedom”. In its wake lives broken, devastated, destroyed. Consciously active people hurt, tortured, killed for taking a stand for what they believe in… exercising muscles that we give up every day as we fall one moment deeper into the numbing stupor… of Amerika. BUT today is the day to remind us that every moment counts. Be willing to take a stand and do something knowing the pain associated with the struggle transforms itself into our strength. Today is the day to remind us that every moment counts. That every action changes the world. That every word shapes our reality. That our inactions succumb our rights to the oppressors. Today is the day to challenge our perceptions and the status quo. To speak Truth into the darkness of ignorance. To hold ourselves accountable for the impact of our choice. Today is the day to be willing to die for all that we believe in… NOT because we should live in a world that feeds on martyrs, but because then we truly know how to live. Today Is The Day to remind us that EVERY MOMENT COUNTS. Our lasting legacy is the life that we leave behind…
Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2014 23:35:19 +0000
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