(Photo: Brett Jordan on Unsplash)
There had to be a way
To be heard,
Without becoming
What they fought
Against.
They refused to condone
Violence,
Hate,
Or putting others down
To make a point.
Instead,
They turned up
A crescendo
Of truths.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Crescendo in 37 words
(Photo: Liam Edwards on Unsplash)
They stood in opposition to
Those infatuated
By the asinine,
Those energized by contempt,
Reveling in hate.
They stood in opposition to
The denial of reality
And the dismissal of
Fact
And science
And pain
And death.
They cast ballots in opposition to
Ineptitude upheld as
Strength,
And insults as
Saving face.
They linked
Metaphorical arms
In solidarity with
Truth
And hope
In possibility of
Reclaiming faith.
To show their children
That voice
Helps.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Asinine in 74 words
Photo: Koshu Kunii on unsplash
No humdrum moment.
No silent pause
Or rest.
The tempo of the chanting
Rises
As crowds flow
And crest.
They march to call
The winds
Of change
To come,
And heed the soul
As hearts’ pain
Hums
And drums
The need for
Better times.
For the dVerse quadrille poetry challenge: drum
It is a sign of the times
It is a heartache due noting
And why all must not minimize
The essential role of fair voting.
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge
Photo: Na’ama Yehuda; NYC
There are times when to pummel
A wrongness with words
Is a must.
If another is silenced
And their voice thrown
To dust,
Then lambasting the cruelty
Is the way to be
Just.
(Note: Photo taken today at the Families Belong Together March in NYC)
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And takes a haphazardly dive toward a
Wannabe regime,
It is high time to hold steady
And unequivocally confirm,
That racist hate and violence
Reflect the morally infirm
While equality and compassion
Are what’s truly supreme.
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