Revolution Stories

As we stand on the edge of catastrophe,A despairing poet, I can no longerFollow my Zen like some hippie troubadour,Riding my Harley across the dusty roadsWith my battered old Gibson Les Paul guitarSlung careless across my faded denim coat,Seeking for enlightenment in the oily dregsOf yet another warm dirty MartiniIn a sordid bar on the edge of nowhere.Nor yet follow the rollicking exampleOf my illustrious forbear Ben Jons...

I could not believe when I heard it on the news That you were locked up for a spliff, A misdemeanor Before your mother could bail you Emergency She found you beaten, unblemished left in a coma. The message that is been sent by the authorities Not that I condone breaking the law However do not be caught smoking or in possession Of Marijuana A God made herb However, you can smoke in the confinements of home a cigarette Whic...

THE FOURTH OF JULY Did they know when they signed their names, declaring freedom from tyranny and the right to pursue happiness, that the women in their lives, the Africans who plowed their fields, the Natives whose land they occupied were listening and breathing the same air that summer day? Did they realize their ignorance when they rang the bell of liberty and heard the cannon roar in celebration that they were creatin...

Accept your role, it will not changeWhile takers have the upper hand, But know that it will not derangeYour life beyond a mere demandTo serve the trolls that hold controlOf all our joy and all that's dear,Just wait to hear the first drum rollAnd watch as plunderers know fear. Soon comes the revolution friendsThat sends the monsters to their fateAnd shadows fall upon the endsOf evil creatures filled with hate.The new world...

We could have had all the luck in the world, but it would not be close to what we needed, for what happened next. I felt all our hopes and dreams rain down like meteors. The light was suddenly blinding and unbearably hot. It was a fool's errand to begin with and we beat the odds to get where we were. Now the cruel world played its cards, and we lost the game. I gave everything to get away, only to find myself forced to wa...