Monday, June 4, 2012

Waiting For The Revolution


I Am Afraid

I have tucked the revolution
    into my underwear drawer
It is among the many things
    that are special to me

I am afraid

What happened to US
In a time I cannot recall
Will take everything away
    from the innocents
Who should not see the teeth of wolves

Death calls to me
"COME AND BE BORN!"
From where we all began
From the great unifying forces of the universe

I must sit and calmly find
The place where we all connect
To the now
The soothing and beautiful now

I am afraid

That all of life is real
That flowers bloom
Birds and bees
Beget more birds and bees

That it will be as simple as all that

I have an effervescent bubbling spring
    inside my body
It's connected to my want
To bring change
To send flying sleek spears of
    truth into the mammoth elephant
    of BUSINESS AS USUAL

I am afraid

I will succeed
And that the heady tip this iceberg
    will melt away 
And underneath the long beard of my grandfather
Will be nothing other than a neck

For more info on Occupy Portland: http://occupyportland.org/

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