up our sleeves
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008up our sleeves
by Wolfgang Nibori
never have i been troubled by my own fervent support of my people
never have i questioned the value of the soil i live from
while politics pollute everything, patriotism isn’t measured in votes
nor contributions, nor salutes, nor bumper stickers and jazzy slogans
patriotism cannot be seen for it exists within our flesh shells
patriotism remains the intangible drive to defend not land, but people
in its mature form its a deep realization that death beats slavery
without firearms, we have hands and we have voices and our own plans
a spirit can be derided, downplayed, mocked and totally disregarded
yet no force on Earth can conquer spirit, human or otherwise
when all else fails it’s our true Ace in the Hole
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