SPARCATUS TRIUMPHS
the slaves rebellion
he stands at the crossroads of humanity
composd in the moment which has enveloped all of us
ghandi asserts the left
the slaves stand silently in the wet fields
in small groups. tears are streaming down their faces
we are the silence you created, come to revive you
into life itself and its promises and forgiveness
such a quiet rebellion! engendered from within
great circumstance toward the light on the horizon
of emptiness, into the flames on the borders of the heart
we walked slowly and deliberately --
a man approached the beast saying 'trust me'
we remember 'I have a dream' as we all did
as we all had a dream, as we all do still
the embrace of history's arms is calm and sea
gulls rise through the flamingos at incirlik airfield
the jets thundered in and out, no bird strikes ever
this is the salience of small things arriving in the mail
now let's go out and kick some ass
TOM TAYLOR
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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