The Blood of Syria

For Mohja Kahf and the Syrian people


Is this truly a world of human beings
so often we have defied this myth
ritual behavior reveals the truth
we can be cruel beyond imagination
regimes will kill to keep power
mass murder
torture beyond the human imagination
yet the news continues
and we know the story
are we immune
imagine in an instant
we could be Syrians
scrapping for life
some national security scare
arrest all Muslim
all Sikhs
all Blacks
all Mexicans
all Asians
all Gays, lesbians.

Where are we in this world?
Sun Ra said Take Me To Your Leader!

Surely you have a voice
rise up and sing
rise up and sing
not Silent Night
but the holy songs of resurrection, of joy and happiness
sing
sing to the king of the land
don't be a parrot
a deranged black bourgeoisie
you can be progressive
express consciousness
come out the box
are you part of the problem
or part of the solution?

Rise up, Syria! A new day has dawned in the Middle East.
Imagine it is all leading to the Palestinian homeland

--Marvin X/El Muhajir
8/24/12