Starting A Fire With Wet Matches

"Some people get by With a little understanding Some people get by With a whole lot more" Lyrics from "More" by Sisters of Mercy (1989)

I'm visible yet invisible

My words are heard yet silent

Shout but am mute

My shadow is dark but light.

 

Your eyes see us

While your mind refuses to acknowledges

Creating a built-in excuse for inaction

As if we're Cockroaches spotted at your favourite restaurant

Needing to be exterminated with extreme prejudice

No questions asked.

 

Wonder

Did you ever read your history books

If you did you'll know the power which dreams have
Tapping into a person's inner strength

Providing the necessary drive.

 

People like

Nelson Mandela

Mahatma Gandhi

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr

And Malcolm X

Men of vision

Willing to risk their lives for their dreams

Even if this meant they paid the ultimate price

Death.

 

Where is this passion

Don't see it in North American society
Why has it vanished from our psych geist

Did we buy into the political lie

Offering a few laws or proclaiming a new Constitution

Thinking everything will be ok

No need to show concern or worry 

Over the present state of our society

While it collapses around us.

 

What does it take to spark a revolution

Which society's inequalities are addressed
In a peaceful and just manner

Too many people have died
By hatred and indifference.

Author's Note

please ignore any spelling or grammar errors.

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

Nicely done. I wonder if life is just too easy? Too many choices? too much apathy and not enough ownership - we just don't embrace a cause these days?
Smartly written.

[deeps]

I really enjoyed this write here. Especially what you said about Malcom X, martin Luther King Jr. Deep people there. I am not sure who the other were. I like this it speaks of power and wisdom. Very expressive write.