Tag Archives: apathy

Connected

I wish I saw the Wallflowers at the Hartford Meadows on the twelfth of September eighteen years ago. I used to love The Wallflowers and my mom bought tickets for my 17th birthday and I waited all summer long and … Continue reading

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Free

When white people lose their ignorance and apathy things will change, you’ll see all of our neighbors will be free just like they’re meant to be

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Blind Eyes

Blind eyes of storms  we’ve created  have erased immeasurable  beauty

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Life Raft

As you were drowning I sat down and prayed for you unaware that I was sitting on your life raft

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Generations

Generations pass and we inherit more and more apathy Generations pass and they inherit more and more tragedy Generations pass and we inherit more and more debt Generations pass and they inherit more and more dead

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The Poppies Are Everywhere

Marx called religion the opium of the masses but we pray to Gods of war and the poppies are everywhere and we pretend to remember (and care) and we feel so much better now and we won’t dare question the … Continue reading

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We Could Help

We watch them suffer we just stare at them screaming we could help, you know.

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Why Must We See This?

We just feel anger as we look into the flames. Why must we see this?  

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