{"id":5747,"date":"2024-08-08T12:49:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=5747"},"modified":"2024-08-08T12:52:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:52:22","slug":"poem-wanting-to-say-my-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/08\/poem-wanting-to-say-my-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Wanting to Say My Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, at a Kamala Harris rally, her speech was interrupted by protesters chanting, \u201cKamala, Kamala you can\u2019t hide! We won\u2019t vote for genocide.\u201d As they persisted, and would not be silenced, candidate Harris said: \u201cYou know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I\u2019m speaking.\u201d Here is my poetic response to her tempt to shut down speaking out against genocide:<\/p>\n

Wanting to Say My Peace<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you don’t want
\nToo get thrown under the bus
\nGet to the back of the bus
\nI’ll walk
\nWile it’s your turn to talk
\nYour act
\nAs a partisan in genocide
\nBearing strange fruit
\nIn that which is speechless
\nSilence
\nWeather a friend of my enemy
\nOr an enemy of my enemy
\nSuch owed confederations
\nOffering little knew
\nTanks allot
\nFore such a vicious cycle
\nI think
\nShould I
\nBuy cycle
\nAs hear
\nI stand
\nMy friends’ friend
\nA true alloy
\nThat cannot be forged
\nIn fear of no’ing
\nOur place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, at a Kamala Harris rally, her speech was interrupted by protesters chanting, \u201cKamala, Kamala you can\u2019t hide! We won\u2019t vote for genocide.\u201d As they persisted, and would not be silenced, candidate Harris said: \u201cYou know what? 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