No Protest No War!
No War No Protest!
Colors of red, green, black, and white
spread on the east side of one campus
On the other a wave of white, and blue stars
A flock has gathered
The atmosphere seems peaceful
Tents resembling tepees,
Like ancient wigwams everywhere closely watched
by the camera’s eye
Tripods standing embedded with canopy’s
alongside one another
On the University grounds—ground zero,
They’ll be known as hero’s
at twilight, at dawn masses will assemble
Students demonstrate for or against
a cause they believe in, passionately
The ongoing war
With respectful free expression of ideas,
views, and values
Like previous generations of protesters
You may even have been one who
fought for or against a cause
supporting an ongoing war
A new generation occupy colleges
Young gutsy champions for the people
Protesting for a cause they believe in, passionately
Two-thirds of the dead are women and children
Combatants or noncombatants? Genocide
But in a one-eyed world, the two-eyed are freaks
It’s unfortunate collective behavior can be destructive,
To chip away at the story
amassing from all over the states
Now a generous mix of who’s who
Mob riots driven by group dynamics
The ship, sinkable
Warped by stormy water’s,
engaging in acts they might consider unthinkable
Mayhem arrives in the morning hours
Vandalism seized
Choppers above coppers below
Arrests by the hundred’s
Chants from the open canvas
Release of the 33! Cease fire!
The same calls of the old days aspire
A gentle voice in the background whispers
Violence protest is not protected
Those who break the law will be
held and accounted
Peaceful protest is what we desire
Like previous generations of protesters
You may have been one who
Fought for or against a cause
An ongoing war
Protesting is a tradition in this country
going back to its very inception
No war no protest
It’s important to state facts as they come
without setting up the rhetorical straw man
Protest is as American as apple pie
What we stand for what we march for
It’s foolish to pick a side
more important than “mine” and “yours”
is the shared right to thrive,
a Professor of Government at Cornell continued
rather than a side will win.
In a land
that cares deeply about its people’s rights
In a land
Where there is the freedom to rally
Speak out of what is wrong
In a land
That give women rights and who care
And not assaulted by a regime
In a land
Who won’t stand for Christians who are attacked,
or slow-motion religious cleansing
This is the land where our heart is in the right place
Release the 33! Cease fire!
(In a whispering voice)
Violence protest is not protected
Peaceful protest is what is desired
Those who break the law should and will be
held accountable
Outsiders to blame for bad judgement,
Be aware and most of all, be responsible
We pass the torch to a civically engaged generation
As baby-boomers fade away,
The sun is well passed the zenith
Generation X ,Y, and Z
live on, in their own time and in
a new day
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I Am Anaya
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