Turn back the curse Unlinking the chains Put the heavens back in place After men tore them down Dress in your power And walk in your truth Ignoring the naysayers Who refuse to believe - Caroline A. Slee
social justice
Edges and Heights #MondayBlogs
The world is living In black and white As the middle ground Becomes a wallflower We spend our days Climbing to steepest heights Forgetting the pain Of the downward journey Life happens beyond labels Past the "aha" of wrong or right It is open eyes and beating hearts And a hand extended, and open arms … Continue reading Edges and Heights #MondayBlogs
Resistance #wwwblogs
We resisted the stake And the flames The executioner's sentence Of ignorance and fear We took the fire And let it burn within us Raising our voices Raising our fists We spoke our truth We voiced our "no" But objects don't have the right To consent or refuse And still we fight Still we resist … Continue reading Resistance #wwwblogs
All the Same
I emerge One less of me After all has been done Drowning is drowning Whether it be Passive or by force Beauty does not Lift the finality A last gasp A hopeful breath And endings All the same Dress it up In pretty words Or play it up As morality You hold yourself judge Smug … Continue reading All the Same
Empires #MondayBlog
The power was an absolute A rule meant for forever Each tomorrow seemed so certain In the narrow view of this empire The future could never bring Any undoing of plans or dominion For decrees and armies and fear Assured each god-king would hold sway But tyrants fall before time And thrones are toppled by … Continue reading Empires #MondayBlog
Sprawl #MondayBlogs
We learn early That civility is the Rule of the day That wild is an enemy Meant to be tamed We encroach Blasting through mountains For still another road Transforming wilderness In the name of progress We demand the urban Destroying a world To prove our dominion Preferring to cage All we do not understand … Continue reading Sprawl #MondayBlogs
Never Heard #MondayBlogs
Speak in careful tones Modulated Into the pleasing Be just Exactly "so" Before the neighbors talk Live the construct The archetype Unless you choose To fall Tumble to the other Side of judgment But there is freedom In villainy In the role Of the outcast "Making trouble" Building waves To take down The framework Built … Continue reading Never Heard #MondayBlogs
Fallacy #wwwblogs
It was a big fish that was caught The day we bought into the tale Swallowing what was fed to us Hook, line, and sinker. We give over our power With simple actions The laziness of everyday living And the trust of face value. We don't pause to assess We do not double check We … Continue reading Fallacy #wwwblogs
Time Forgot #wwwblogs
The dawn will find me Drawn down the dividing line Fields lying to either side Abundant or fallow or aflame This journey comes Like a pilgrimage A prayer to create better To find doors That are ready to be opened And it is all false: The dreams and prayers The hopes for more when time … Continue reading Time Forgot #wwwblogs
Illusions
A world turned upside down Tries to sell us illusions Painting hatred as virtue And abuse as freedom We sail upon the clouds In a reversal of earth and sky But we are rudderless Lost In a sea of lies And still those carnival barkers Sell their illusions: Persecution as progress And violence as honor … Continue reading Illusions