people dying
every day
every day
every day
people dying
every way
"some folks
die in offices
one day at a time
they could live
a hundred years
but their soul's
already died"
or else
taken
beaten
self-striken
where on the line
of death
do I lie?
do I die
and die
by
a lack of living
a lack of fighting
for others' lives?
or do I die
in the fight
for their lives?
I frankly hope
the latter
though many may
not wish it for me
I care not
I'd rather yell
than cater
to our
"insidious
etiquette
of
silence"
(first quote drawn from the song "Terminal" by Jon Foreman - second quote drawn from Gary Haugen, IJM "The greatest enemy in our struggle to stop oppression and injustice is always the insidious etiquette of silence.")