Contact us at: whispernthunder1@gmail.comThey Tried
~ R.p.leith
They tried to drown me
But I became a fish
They tried to burn me
But I became an ember
They tried to hang me
But I became a bird
They tried to shoot me
But I became water
They tried to lie to me
But I became the truth
They tried to bury me
But I became the earth
They tried to love me
But I became nothing.
COLOR ME INSANE
~ r.p.leith
HE CRAWLED
UP THE STONE WALL
ON HIS HANDS
AND HIS KNEES
HUNTING, SEARCHING
FOR HIS
RETRIBUTION
HIS FLOWER
RATS AND SNAKES
THEY BIT
HIS HANDS AND FEET
WRAPPED THEMSELVES
AROUND
HIS ARMS
AND LEGS
SEARCHED
FOR HIS THROAT
A WINDSTORM
CAME UP
IT BLEW
SAND AND DUST
INTO
HIS EYES
AND EARS
HE COULDN’T SEE
HE COULDN’T FEEL
OR TOUCH
HIS HANDS
WERE COLD
AND HIS FEET
BURNED
WATER FELL
FROM SOMEWHERE
A CHILD
RAN
THROUGH WATER
A FLOWER
WILTED
AND DIED
A CURSE
REFUSED
TO LAUNCH
FROM
THE LIPS
OF
A POOR FARMER
THE SUN
WOULD
NOT RISE
THE WATER
WOULD
NOT BOIL
The World Is Watching
~ Orannhawk
the world is watching
clouds of crows
gathering
murders
we are called
when we gather
it sounds sinister
yet
we are here
solvent
solving
directing
piercing the eye of truth
to release the light
banish the interlopers
feasting upon
oppression
greed
lust
power
rape
we are gathering
the elders
calling out
reminders
of focus
band together
in spirit
in physical
make your
offerings
we hear
your pain
your fear
sing with us
the old ones
are drumming
with the beat
of our
wings
the world
is watching
the crows
are
singing.
Even Whispered
~ Orannhawk
words
are power
words empower
words educate
we wield power
in
songs
traditions
stories
we hold
power
with
advocacy
activism
responsibility
community
words
carry
in the wind
across the skies
the waters
caressing
like drops of rain
painted
scrawled
crayon or chalk
images seen
impressions felt
merge into the mind
remember this
words
are woven
prayers
crafted into
rugs
blankets
garments
unseen to
the human eye
words
bring
joy
sorrow
hope
and
comfort
words
from the old ones
teach us
culture
heritage
ethnicity
diversity
justice
understanding
love
remember this
words
from the
wild ones
trees
mountains
plains
waters
animals
nurture us
crows
sing words
hawks listen
responding
singing words
in the way
of the winged ones
the drums
echo
in our soul
imprinting
the words
of who we are
remember this
our words
unfettered
creative
imaginative
flow like water
words arrive
shouted loudly
read subtly
softly whispered
crow sings
how do you hear
how do you see
these words
you
ban
whispered
letters
escape
in a
tiny puff
of air
words live
in the heartbeat
of the drum
shaken inside the rattle
written in the sand
imparted
into the
dreamworld
remember this
words
are
power with
responsibility
crows
are listening
watching
they
remember
your
words
your
faces
remember this
we
are
power
even
whispered.
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