“Words have power. TV has power. My pen has power.” ~ Shonda Rhimes
social justice
Lockstep
The orderly chaos Of rage and blindness Sets a movement on its feet Dragging progress back A time travel march Into what we imagined to be the past Accepting nothing But unquestioning devotion ~ Caroline A. Slee
John Lewis #FridayPhilosophy
"You are a light. You are the light. Never let anyone — any person or any force — dampen, dim or diminish your light … Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge. Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good … Continue reading John Lewis #FridayPhilosophy
Reimagined #wwwblogs
Liberation was a far-off songin a language I could not understanda dream of color and movement and energybright in its painful hope. Reality was built with sharp edgeswith black and white made starkso-called truth spooned out by angry menin a world made harsh without dreams. We find constants beyond the noisehands in the soil and … Continue reading Reimagined #wwwblogs
A Dark Church
Block out all light Erase all color Preach hatred from the pulpit Destroying every hint of love Twist language and words To serve a dark purpose Strip humanity from the soul, from the mind, from the heart Every one of us a pharaoh Impassive and hardened Ignoring the lives of those around us Calling this … Continue reading A Dark Church
Sage #wwwblogs
We seek wisdomlike a new faithprayer sent up to the skieson curls of smoke We seek transformationas a way of lifealways a new pathto carry us onward We seek answersexplanationsan understanding of allthat is beyond the pale We seek a new worldfar removed from the liesjoining a celestial purposetrue to our own hearts ~ Caroline … Continue reading Sage #wwwblogs
Sojourner Truth #FridayPhilosophy
“Truth is powerful and it prevails.” ~ Sojourner Truth
Language
In words we find hidden power: persuasion wooing opinions like a sweet lover spells casting magic across the gritty cloak of daylight fiction sending us through portals into new worlds In words we find abuse of power: the lies we tell to paint people into corners the blame we lay at the doorsteps of others … Continue reading Language
Plenty #MondayBlogs
The harvest returns to this land we call Plenty abundance flowing upward to grasping hands The harvest returns and is gathered by the many to fill the pockets and the stomachs of the very few The harvest returns with the bitterness of suffering as hunger gnaws the bellies of the young The harvest returns and … Continue reading Plenty #MondayBlogs
Blinded
The eyes cannot see Blinded by mists Choosing the fog Over clear sight ~ Caroline A. Slee