Stand firm on the left
raise your clenched fists
shout against the the right
knowing they are insane
Stand firm on the right
raise your voices and shout
call out those on the left
knowing they are insane
I stand in the middle
I raise my hands to the sky
I shake my head in shame
knowing you both are insane
Come join me, middle ground!
Stand up and be heard
it is our voice that must rise
to drown out the madness
Africa is now awakening
changes desperately needed
people claiming rights
the cradle of life once more
watch closely these people
oh developed world
feel the ground shake
as a new ideology blooms
a sweeping is coming
no carpets to hide under
every where will feel it
humanity tires of corruption
sit down on the left
sit on your hands for now
close your mouth finally
take time to listen
sit down on the right
clasp hands in your laps
make certain ears are open
hear the cries of the world
stand up with me in the middle
help wake the sleeping minds
call for accounting of power
be a vocal majority
Wake up and smell the future.
I made a pledge to myself to write a poem a day for the entire year. Now to follow through. I preface this with a reminder; most of the poems written for this year long project will be done so spontaneously and therefore will not be edited. Bear with me on this. The project goal is to get them written over getting them perfect. Several times there will simply be the poem with no title. When that happens suggestions for a title will be welcomed in the comments.
What a shout out this is to the masses!!!
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