"Virtue can only flourish among equals." ~ Mary Wollstonecraft
social justice
Woman #wwwblogs
She is undefined Except by her own words Goddess Mother Daughter Changemaker Revolutionary ~ She is a threat To the fragile egos That pretend to power With their grasping hands And ignorance ~ She is dignity Assaulted Objectified Torn down Constantly under pressure to fit into a neat little box ~ She is limitless Encompassing … Continue reading Woman #wwwblogs
Unclear #MondayBlogs
We have lost the stars Guideless as we navigate Uncertain waters Without a horizon We no longer see the sun Drifting in a sea of grays Motivation gone missing We float without direction We have lost the moon And the tides she called Spinning slowly, futureless Any tomorrow unclear The light is dying We snuffed … Continue reading Unclear #MondayBlogs
Audre Lorde #FridayPhilosophy
"Your silence will not protect you." - Audre Lorde
All the Days to Come #wwwblogs
The world weeps and rages A story we have heard before Repeated throughout history Wounds that have never been healed Excuses and blame Stand in place of accountability Always a scapegoat Waiting for the money men To point their fingers And shake in their righteousness Indignation a sham Covering power grabs And the hunger for … Continue reading All the Days to Come #wwwblogs
Soft
With distance Vision grows lovely A yesterday Thousands of days removed Is sweeter than today Though the present truth Never painted that image In the moment A world in sharp relief Nothing but danger In the shadows And the voiceless Left defenseless To fend for themselves ~ Caroline A. Slee
Slip Away #MondayBlogs
There can be no peace For quiet souls In a world run to hatred Open in its judgment The time arrives For us all to stand To speak To be counted To make waves No matter how great our fear Words and voices Must join and rise A song, a shout, a cry - Caroline … Continue reading Slip Away #MondayBlogs
Lucretia Mott #FridayPhilosophy
“Any great change must expect opposition because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.” ~ Lucretia Mott
Pastels and Pain
My eyes seek beauty And my soul seeks calm As destruction moves Deliberately ahead - My heart aches with loss An unspeakable grief As ugliness screams joy and triumph - The house is on fire Fiddles are playing And the pain grows Immeasurable - While I long for calm For kindness and compassion In a … Continue reading Pastels and Pain
A Prayer for Peace #wwwblogs
We march forward Outrageous, audacious Seeking freedom From harm We bring our words And our signs And our hope For all of the tomorrows ------------------------------------------ When we should march forward With shield and spear And take the field Without asking it to be given We hold a prayer for peace Close within our hearts While … Continue reading A Prayer for Peace #wwwblogs