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Escaped child slave, 1860 / Art C.O’Brien 2013
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At every stage of the Attack
The sons of God have answered back.
The wind has blown down from the sky
To hear the beauty of their reply.
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Addison brothers, Champaign, Illinois Claire O’Brien / 2000
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Lifted, blown by gusts that swirl
To every corner of the world
Their voices carried through the air:
Gifts to people everywhere.
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With nothing but their bodies, a sidewalk and a can
They danced with angel’s grace: the dance of “Here I Am !”
They wrote an illustrated epic titled: “Rubble, Heros, Pain”
They autographed each chapter and sent it out by train.
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But every broken heart can’t be revolution’s song.
The wounded cannot heal until they can be calm.
We must track down every man who sits inside a cell.
We must free 900,000, and make sure each one is well.
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To their sons, lost sentries on guard in every town
We must fight to make this promise, then never let them down
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“Your fathers are returning. Rest. We will keep you safe from harm.”
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IT TAKES 24 YEARS FOR THE BRAIN OF A MALE HUMAN BEING TO DEVELOP.
FAILURE TO RESPECT INTELLECTUAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, CREATIVE, SPIRITUAL,
ECONOMIC, MORAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRETY WILL BE PROSECUTED AS
GENOCIDE UNDER THE 2015 DOMESTIC TERRORISM ACT.
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- I Chose Sides/Claire O’Brien 2011
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Eléctrica in the Desert 
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Well. Thank-you.
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Reblogged this on Failure to Listen.
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This is fantastic Claire! Angela
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Thanks so much, Angela! Your opinion means a great deal to me.
Today, I read about your brother on your post and began to cry.
I am thinking of you.
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Hi Claire,
You are welcome and thank you for thinking of me and stopping by. Hope all is well.
I also cried on reading your comments, very painful memories. 😦
Angela
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Heartbreaking! Just heartbreaking! Strong, but heartbreaking!!! I have tears in my eyes!
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Thank-you Shelby. The situation IS heartbreaking…but I didn’t know if I could write anything that would do it justice.
I’m grateful that you think I did.
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Claire – your holding the sign saying “You’ll have to shoot me first” reminds me of when I volunteered in Louisiana for a month after Hurricane Katrina. I was with 1,000 evacuees (mostly from the Lower 9th Ward) in Houma when a very educated man came up to me and asked if they were going to be shot by the attendant National Guard. I told him the same thing – they’d have to shoot me first, in order to get to him. http://soulgatherings.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/lenten-reflection-2/
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That would make a good post, Theresa. You could really set the scene, so the dialogue at the end would ring home with all its full meaning.What makes the victims of a disaster fearful that their government will shoot them?
Oh, yeah – that crime called “Bring in a disaster while Black”.
Thank-you so much for your support.
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Claire – have you checked your e-mail?
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