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The Light Amidst the Darkness |
oh, poets and painters
sculptors, singers and players of lute
radical philosophers
peaceniks
"homos" and hippies and homies
marxists of every persuasion…
no matter how dark & dangerous
these times seem to be
regardless of how repressive
reactionaries become
hold true to your beliefs…
these are in fact “those halcyon days”
an actor’s inspiration
is suffering endured
battle-worn and scarred
down-struck & dumbfounded
I was driving the autumn highway
eastbound through the land of bitter contempt
prodded by billboard
and angry voices on radio
speaking in tongues
preaching “revolution”
urging you and me and our red-blooded kin
to drink from the tea flavored kool-aid of hatred
to “take out the trash!”
to lock up the doors and throw away the key…
and then there were those who called themselves “patriots”…
flag-waving birchers
free-loading tax cheats
the conspiracy of egalitarianism
too much for them to comprehend
the fact of the matter
is that there have always been bigots
always have been and always will be…
but each and every time
the seeds of oppression are sown
it is the artist’s domain
to chronicle resistance
to write the organizing songs of working class
to paint the murals
to author comedy from tragedy
today the harvest is bountiful….
poisoned and bitter-sweet
but use it to your advantage…
you are the creative souls in search of inspiration
you are the artists and truth-seekers
the counter-insurgents
the wild and delirious
the passionate bleeding hearts
who will free the minds of those
who have yet to see the light
copyright 2013
t. joseph
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