On the Verge of Something

On the verge of something,
some deeper meaning
rising in protest
out in the streets
seeking something,
compassion, community
wanting to feel part
of something more
not adrift, lost
a delusion, a dream
Lies to us, laughing deception
the rulers, the vassals
those who claim power
themselves puppets
marionettes on the stage
pawns of the brokers
those really in power
laughing in the backrooms
until they see the protest
like the Arab Spring before this
not knowing where it will lead
if they strike a cord, wisdom
will the whole scheme collapse
will they lose their hold on power
who will be left standing
who will be cast out


October 8, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150827660505618&set=a.10150831905990618.729342.814330617&type=3&theater
parallels to the Arab Spring form of protest
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
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March 17, 2011
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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