We can't wait
in every district, every state
paper, pen get it done
voting rights for everyone
#democracy
Okay, twitter decided to increase the limit on the number of characters, but just in case they go back to the old standard, this little ditty - at only 101 character including spaces and hastag - this would still work.
Proving 1: increasing the number of words was silly, as longer ideas could be linked to anyway.
2: important ideas can be expressed in very little words. Hell, you could cut the first two lines and be down to 58 characters.
And of course there's the idea that started this poem: the idea that voting rights should be universal, and beyond reproach. Just like having more women in politics, it appears we also need more people supporting voting rights in key locations. So remember, democracy is not a spectator sport, so we should all do what we can, so we can all have a voice. :)
Have a great week
A.J. Ponder
Showing posts with label #democracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #democracy. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
The Silver Sword
Truth
you are a silver sword
with which to slay the dragons.
For though their heads are many
and I cannot take them all
we can share the cutting truth
will you hear its clarion call?
Truth
from all around the world
as women we have spoken. (And men too! And non-binary, but this is a poem!)
We'll cut through the serpent's lies
knowing each is but a token,
then we'll take the fight to the Wyrms of greed
and dance as each head falls.
A.J. Ponder
A slightly more traditional offering this week, even if it's still within a certain theme. Apologies for using every synonym for dragon - because of the different flavour each has. At least that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
Have a great week, and stay strong. And remember, as Thom Hartman says, #democracy is not a spectator sport.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Globalism vs Corporatism
We are
the people of this world
We could
join together
To gain
basic Human Rights
We can't survive
without clean Food and Water
We shouldn't have to fight
for health and happiness
The globalization of human rights
should be our goal
But the corporate lie
pulls us apart
Makes us fight over the scraps
of their bloated table
They pay the corrupt
to distract us
They pay the corrupt
to make laws against us
They pay the corrupt
to rule over us
They say we're too small to change the world
but we must
One human at a time
one step at a time
We must think globally, act globally,
because the corporates are already global
We must fight globally and stand globally
because one,
by one,
the corporates would have us
fall.
A.J. Ponder
By using the word "globalization" to mean "corporate globalization" the very corporations it is meant to implicate have managed to steer the conversation and scare us into fighting against the very people we should be supporting. It's designed to prevent us from thinking about how to make the world a better place, and instead focus on scapegoating the victims of the oppressors whose greed has turned our world inside out, in search for oil, in search of gold, in search of power. But we can do something about it. We can join grassroots organisations (organizations if you're American) that promote #HumanRights, #democracy, and the environment.
And the message for today is "Democracy is not a spectator sport - tag you're it." From, (of all places) The Big Picture RT. Not that I'd recommend them as a news source, given the Russian connection. If you're going to get your news from only one place I'd suggest Amy Goodman's Democracy Now, specifically The War and Peace Report.
the people of this world
We could
join together
To gain
basic Human Rights
We can't survive
without clean Food and Water
We shouldn't have to fight
for health and happiness
The globalization of human rights
should be our goal
But the corporate lie
pulls us apart
Makes us fight over the scraps
of their bloated table
They pay the corrupt
to distract us
They pay the corrupt
to make laws against us
They pay the corrupt
to rule over us
They say we're too small to change the world
but we must
One human at a time
one step at a time
We must think globally, act globally,
because the corporates are already global
We must fight globally and stand globally
because one,
by one,
the corporates would have us
fall.
A.J. Ponder
By using the word "globalization" to mean "corporate globalization" the very corporations it is meant to implicate have managed to steer the conversation and scare us into fighting against the very people we should be supporting. It's designed to prevent us from thinking about how to make the world a better place, and instead focus on scapegoating the victims of the oppressors whose greed has turned our world inside out, in search for oil, in search of gold, in search of power. But we can do something about it. We can join grassroots organisations (organizations if you're American) that promote #HumanRights, #democracy, and the environment.
And the message for today is "Democracy is not a spectator sport - tag you're it." From, (of all places) The Big Picture RT. Not that I'd recommend them as a news source, given the Russian connection. If you're going to get your news from only one place I'd suggest Amy Goodman's Democracy Now, specifically The War and Peace Report.
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