WE WILL NOT BE STOPPED
POEM AND PERFORMANCE BY LASONIA S. RAGSDALE AND BLANCHE BROWN. PAINTING BY STEPHANIE GIBART.
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These are strange times, but we will not be stopped.
From those moments of Earth breaking bombs Steel cast birds that split the beams of buildings at the seams… At the scenes of cracked concrete Where once stood crowds whose cheers were replaced by Bellows of fears… While scattered and scraped bullet shells Shower on our children’s heads like rain drops… But we will not be stopped. Stopped, stoppage, stopped up… really stopped up. To the point that only an enema containing truth, integrity, courage, and compassion will cure this infection. Mix well. Insert vigorously so that it can spread freely and profusely. Repeat the process as necessary until lies, oppression, and deception are flushed out and eliminated Uh… this ain’t gonna be no easy fix! It’s that bleak November morning When hearts dropped a beat To realize the lead of our democracy Rides a golden chariot of lies… Spinning words of what-abouts Directing to divide us from the Neighbors we’ve been commanded to love, Uprooting us from the planet that we all are stewards of… |
They try to devour our senses with
Smiles and defiled states of mind… But we will not be stopped. Stopped nor fooled. We all know that the agenda from day 1 was designed to tear apart turnaround, Reverse, disrupt, dismantle, update, placate, propagate, and promote division of The masses Resulting in a loss of the progress that had been made? Lo siento pero no entiendo. Por favor explique. Como llegamos aqui? Como llegamos aqui? Como llegamos aqui? HOW DID WE GET HERE?!! We will not accept The abuse of the innocent Separating children from family Is separating us from our humanity He can never trump the rights of the people Our glorious constitution Is our legacy It is why this country is seen As the land of the free And we will not be stopped Suspect was the freakish bromance between 45 and Putin Only GOD knows how much tampering was done And every time the FBI tried to turn the light on Our attention Our attention…got diverted |
By the ol’ bait and switch
How many more will jump ship or get the boot We Cannot Afford to be stopped!We are the roots and the fruits and The trees and the stones, WE Are the blood and the brains, The soul and the backbone, We are the hope and perseverance, and The grit that built this country into the Greatness that it is… And We will not be stopped. No matter how many laws they break The legacy of that which came before us will remain Hmm…twisting and contorting our Constitution while the Circus Performer Spits, tweets, and clowns What’s right is wrong; now—wrong is right Some say we’re teetering on the edge so close to that cliff Like the whistling tea kettle whose water is boiling over This time the war won’t be so civil Yes, These are strange times, But We Will not Be stopped. |
