Ode To Revolutionaries, Protectors, and Movements

Some people mistake being embraced

For being erased

See the roots of the confusion

We make snap judgements

Have short attention spans

Trust too much of what we hear

Don't do enough research

Fear the unknown

Disrespect the scholars

Sometimes ignorance

And misunderstanding hurts

Love and understanding heal

Scratch the surface

Say and see how life feels

From other perspectives

Be reflective

Go halfway

Reach out your hand

Serve in ways that bring

New light and life

Into the human condition

Let the love of your life go

If she's not happy

Let it be

Everything that's mine

Comes back to me

Often from a different direction

Show love to those who need it

We all bleed

We all fight or flee

whatever it calls for to survive

We all want to thrive

Deadbeats and Welfare Queens

Are at most rare

At least fiction

What's this verse about

And where is it going

It's about knowing

Thoughts flowing like a waterfall

Mind quick out the stall

Fast off the block

Agile to adapt

If you feel me

Let me hear your hands clap

Let your fingers snap

Or just say Word!

Come see about me

Forget what you heard

From somebody else

What we speak into life

Is the next hand we're dealt

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The 5 People Who Make Life Heaven

They listen when you need to talk Talk when you need to listen They know your darkness Let you know theirs Without judgement and expectation You can talk to them about how you see things They don't get angry or anxious when you disagree Trust you enough to say what they really think Read tweets and novels Never make you beg or grovel Won't allow it Remind you that you're better than that Lay some of their burden on you Let you behind their wall Feel welcome behind yours You feel each other with heart and mind Even if you don't explain yourself They get you You get them These are the ones that make life worth living Make you love to be alive Reflect you to you Teach and learn Some days the lead singer Some days the band These are the ones You can count on one hand (c) Ron Kennedy

Reasonable Words

Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash I married my small town There was no shotgun I had a way out & My youngest son was set When faced with a choice of flight & hoping to find you While hoping you would find me I chose love & sacrifice over poetry Truth is though poetry never left Never will leave Moves as I move But I may have sacrificed Any chance with you I was not afraid to risk All my coin on a pitch & toss Then write 10,000 words That makes a gain of loss I just couldn’t tell what was true You seemed to prefer your solitude Aside from that There was a need A weight that fell Upon some I love There was no providence coming Other than what these hands With what I had in my hands In my heart In my mind With my choice This is not to say no one cared It’s just that it’s ruggedly Individualist out here & the trickles Never get anything close to Raising our boats Some wo

Spring to Mind

Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash This morning I slow danced In secret With the sunrise There was nothing To prove Nothing To win or lose Nothing To hold on to Or let go We just danced Illicitly Guilt-free Forgot reality And any need to be Anything other Than present This morning I slow danced In secret With the sunrise.

Between The Rhymes

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