of course
we're not equally guilty
but we're damned equally
responsible
we talk the talk
don't walk the walk
so how do we get to work
and leave out the lame
gestures, the empty
effin rhetoric
and...oh, this ridiculous,
ridiculous
eggshell-walking
pantomime
humility
I'm lookin' for humility
here, and dreamers
need the dreamers back, people,
unafraid to be saints,
not merely
holy shyte good
can we:
speak honestly
hear with sympathy
act humbly
I am sorrowful
someone please leave
crumbs for the lost
to follow the path
to Kindness
we seem to
only circle back
to square zero
we do dialogue,
we do dialogue to
freaking death
and have zero point crap
to show for it
when we find
what is actually required
to serve the hurting,
it's too high a price
and beautiful excuses are
available, darlings,
in such ugly
abundance
--Jo VonBargen 2011
"Beautifully written!" A time capsule for future generations. FROM THIS FAR TIME (The Human Saga) Fierce, taut poetry! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005KJLCLC
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