Brick Wall

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    Brick Wall

     

    Its silence no words/ no words/ a total brick wall

    All our sons and daughters/ shot down/ just die

    Sit them on the wall / BOOM/ you watch ‘em fall

    They’re   broken eggshells/ Why you livin’ the lie

     

    Disin culture/ shamin roots/ I’m still your brother

    Be proud/ respect yourself/ you are who you are

    Get beneath the ground/ ROOTS/same as any other

    Celebrate your community/ now/ invite a neighbour

     

    Rivers of blood/ look at it/ its blockin up the gutter

    Flesh dropin/ its eating away/ a maggot infection

    Step up to the plate/ SPEAK/ truth you must utter

    Listen to my message/ hear me/ culture integration

     

    Raise the blockade/ say the word/ now build that bridge

    Be a teacher/ be pupil/ don’t matter your colour or creed

    It’s a people war/ ENGAGE/ peace flow over that ridge

    Be there for each other/ unite my brother/ plant that seed

     

    You have the power/ don’t ask/ make that right choice

    Blow it away/ remove that shadow/ stop all the killin

    Join our culture/ SING/ become one/ strong with one voice

    Workin to our choice/ we’re human beings/ we’re ‘Cultural Jamin’

    ©Philip Golding Feb 2007

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    Teardrops commented on Brick Wall

    10-04-2010

    I agree with rhymer it is like the peace marches funny they were alot of voilance and they called them peace marches thanks for the read Marie
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    Po8ree

    10/04/2010

    thank you my No1 American fan. This is going on now in an area i do community work.

    Rhymer commented on Brick Wall

    10-04-2010

    Reminded me of the peace marchs of the late 60's. Inspirational call to peaceful arms. 10 from me.
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    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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