Pudgy Indian

Here, in a moment without fear,
Safe place,
No one coming through my door.

Words pour
from pen to page
birthing ideas
from my
silent rage.

Lands of death
and life
ugly
and Beauty
pain
and
solace.

Fear in my words
unheard
give life to a bird
to fly...to fly
a life I did not give
I do not give
Life is not mine
to give.

A moment without fear

words upon the page
aching in my rage
safety is privilege
no one is knocking
down my door...
...yet...

A moment without fear

What?
Torture?! Death will they bring me?!
Like raw meat on a plate
my daughters head
a gift from the state

A moment without fear

not happening to me
I slide a note under your door
signed anonymous...
Anonymous Johnson
any Johnson
sits on a couch
giving birth to ideas
pen to page
I give birth to my rage

More bombs...More bombs
they're rushing them more bombs
to give birth
to fathers
who'll carry their dead daughters
from the rubble

a moment without fear

sometimes I shed tears
a privileged man
for those...
for those...
for those...

A moment without fear

I no longer face attacks
no knife in my front
no knife in my back

A few try to pull me back
I use my strength to drag them with.
Stand beside, walk beside
ahead...behind
walk with...
RUN
Let's all lead the charge

A moment without fear

I'll touch your tear
carry courage
from your mouth
to my ear

I aint the one
watching tanks roll down my street
or looking down the barrel of a gun.

Hey you!
Come with me!
Let me hear your voice
hear you sing
this aint kareoke
don't sing
in other peoples words
cause you are god
you are goddess
you are everyone in the whole universe

walk with me
I'll walk with you
we'll walk together
the we'll run
cause we aint lookin'
down the barrel of a gun
They're not gonna kill our kids...yet.
But they'll kill someone else's
I guarantee
...no need to bet

But they're rushing more bombs
to feed the killing machine
so let's lock arms
to stop those
who are so mean

I'm not livin' in fear
no tanks rolling down my
street
No one's gonna turn my daughter
into a hunk of bloody lifeless meat
But they will someone elses

The monster is alive
and devouring
all in its path
Let's lock arms
stop the monster
and not fear the math.