With the deepest love and prayers for our families in Japan and all across Pachamama...
in the eye of Pachamama's anger,
Yemaja's turmoil,
Creator's warnings,
ancestors scolding,
and corporate media lies and ongoing poison -
our hearts and minds fall into dark places,
with no traces
of hope or joy or strength to keep holding up
our peoples with embraces
but then we go on cause that's all we can do
feeding our babies,
finding clothes without holes in them
building our roofs out of cardboard,
and pushing our shopping carts
collecting our cans,
fighting the man,
kissing their asses
while fighting their racism & classism
writing our poems, music, and protecting our wombs,
painting with brushes with indelible touches,
fighting with judges, po'lice and politricians
against endless injustice
we go on cuz that's all we can do -
including more tools in our chests
with words like prepared-ness
against tsunami, earthquakes and nuclear despair
Dream, and pray family, keep fighting, embrace, and remember to love -
becuz our conscious love is more important than ever
in the ever-darkening days
Ashe