We need a "disarmament" of our souls...of the soul of this nation and all others. An end to violence of all forms, extraction industries, species decimation, acidification of the oceans, monocultures of GMOs, an endless litany of our violent 'humanity'...
...from the sorrow in the street,
the holy places where the races meet;
from the homicidal bitchin'
that goes down in every kitchen
to determine who will serve and who will eat.
From the wells of disappointment
where the women kneel to pray
for the grace of God in the desert here
and the desert far away...
...
... We asked for signs
the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed
the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
of every government --
signs for all to see.
I can't run no more
with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
a thundercloud
and they're going to hear from me.
Ring the bells that still can ring ...
(thanks Leonard)
1 comment:
Yes. It certainly does.
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