To
keep my sanity in a society
Ruled
by lies, enforced by hate and fear;
A
machine built upon the oppression of those
Who
are my home,
My
community,
To
Keep my sanity I will honor my
Human
instincts to move,
rhythmically,
in harmony, with the earth
As I
see her.
As I
feel her.
I
will honor the screaming of my soul
When
she says, "no more!"
Not
today.
Today
you will not hide.
Today
you will open- today is for you.
The
sweat that explores my
brow
dripping down my back
cradling
my skin will be a reminder that I am alive. In this moment
I am
alive.
The eternal call of humanity
Feel
Feel
Do
not look for the answer that lies dormant
the
answer awakens when you
Love
And
your soul,
my
soul
We
will find each other again,
through
the channel
of
truth
Imagine
if we chose to dance,
the
same way we chose to kill.
I'm
never the same after the wind blows.
I'm
never the same after the full moon.
My
body knows what's real.
To
keep my sanity in this society
I
will acknowledge the insanity
of a
government built upon a
hierarchy-
a human hierarchy
that
says up. or. down.
on.
or. off.
I
will reach across the invisible barrier
of
our differences.
I
will reach across and
hold
your hand
side.by.side.
And
while we dance
over
the lies, over the fear
over
the hate and rules used to hurt
over
corporate interests,
over
the machine
wheels
that tell us to work
harder
for a place that doesn't even exist
Over
an institution built upon depreciation
colonialism,
racism, misogyny, and greed
While
we dance, I will find
a
world
Alive
with the resolve of simply living
moving,
being
The
joy of our sweat, cooling our bodies,
No
machine can touch.
