Tagged: protest
in the history
in the history
of responding to
acts of division,
the go-to responses
were to draw the
curtains or take to
the streets. perhaps
there is a
kaleidoscope of
choices, waiting
for us to rotate,
reflect, come
together, and
conjure them
into place
.
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you and little pete
you and little pete
spent half the day curating,
placing, and hanging
two hundred pieces of art, as
fires spread into a sixth night
.
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at union square this
at union square this
morning, another protest.
we wonder which ones
will ignite and for how long,
browsing through the men’s section
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: ignite
in the theater of
in the theater of
dreams, there is a steady hum
all around us, a
low rumbling at this late
hour from those ready to rise
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: rumbling
if we look back far
if we look back far
enough, we will find where our
histories splinter –
perhaps one of us will protest,
say it didn’t mean anything
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: splinter
awareness is not
awareness is not
action – this morning,
over the toilet bowl,
recognizing that the
body will eventually
act, revolt,
when administered
enough poison
.
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here’s our history –
here’s our history –
a mouthful of antacids, a
belly full of blades
.
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we allow ourselves
my body protests
the middle
the middle
of the night
disappears
so stealthily,
there is little
room for
protest, just
a sudden
birth to
morning
and the first
cry we are
left sharing
.
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