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KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE
(For John Lewis 1940-2020)
When Dr King led the March on Washington in 1963
You were the youngest leader to address the crowd
And you died the last remaining speaker,
Eighty years old with strength and individuality
Acquired slowly and painfully;
The still visible baton scars
From freedom bus rides
And other peaceful protests
Prove it.
...Thursday 17th September 2020 11:46 am
forty milligram xanax blues
watch the painters
watch the poets
drug the children
don’t let them create
watch the authors
watch the musicians
drug the populous
don’t let them create
watch the smokers
give them beer instead
don’t let them wander
don’t let them wonder
watch the third eye
keep it firmly shut
don’t let people find out
how firmly they are fucked
drug the children
...
Friday 1st July 2016 10:42 pm
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