I stepped out into the crowded streets the other day
and i listened to a crowd of compassionate
voices demand an opportunity to be heard. And,
after not only a year, but a history of defending
the basic rights of humanity, there were still people
in streets, fighting peacefully for their
country, and for the world...
"Who's streets? Our streets!"
"Ah-anti-anticapitalista!"
And while marching amongst this crowd, I saw
another, walking close to mine, but distinctly
separate. Smirking with hate and belittlement,
with intentions of beating down the sounds
of those voices. I could see how they were
not listening, afraid to make eye contact and
level with anyone fighting for love...
"Do not block the streets"
"Move. Make room for pedestrians"
"This is your final warning, if you do not
keep moving, you will be placed under arrest."
I imagined another crowd, standing at the
glass windows of their rooftop offices,
peering down over the crowded streets of
NYC and other cities alike, watching as
the working classes stand strong against
each other. Smirking as they see their
manipulative distraction keep those eyes
away from their rooftops.
But oh how ignorant you can be. Because
I also saw one police man amongst us, and
not against us. I saw one man. And when
one leads the rest will follow. And when
that day comes, we will walk peacefully
into your offices, unarmed ad unfooled,
and our eyes will meet yours and we will
sit. And we will wait with vigorous
patience, until you wake up and see the
world you are creating.
Because we see a future of light and we
will not stop marching the streets we layed
our for our feet until that day comes.
And the more time you spend ignoring
us, unwilling to compromise, the more
people will come.
Because now more than ever, is the
time to stand up for the good of
humanity. It's time to fight for what
the whole of humanity deserves. We have
spent too long sitting on the sidelines
watching your greed and your obsession with
power attempt to manipulate the minds
and the hearts of the people that have
built the very building you hide in when we
come around.
We have felt love. We have felt passion. And
we have found each other, and we will, at
every cost, peacefully stand at the foot
of your buildings every hour of every day
of every year, until you are willing to
walk out that door and listen.
We wills stand behind the ghosts of our
forefathers who founded this nation in hopes
that freedom would prevail.
And we will stand with peace and love
in our hearts and stare warmly into the
eyes of the broken spirits and lost souls,
and we will still offer a guiding hand
despite the hell you've raised us in.
It is our innate duty as human beings,
all born with compassion and understanding,
to wake up the world from its troubled
slumber and shake the demons from its
core.
Let us all hold hands and embrace the
common ground we all walk on.
Let us create a world for our children,
free of hate, free of prejudice, free of
sorrow.
Let us embrace individuality.
Let us love each other.
I do believe that a world of peace is
possible. We have all seen fear wrap itself
around the necks of the most passionate,
and we have all seen hate take the
lives of too many.
We all share one home together on
this earth, and we have all watched the
same sun rise and fall every damned
day of our lives.
And if we all stand together and
simply do what little we can do to
help our fellow brothers and sisters,
we can take the obsession of power
and greed and turn it into beauty.
We are all in this together.
Let us see what happens when we all believe.
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