Behold,
there is
someplace,

somewhere
where
people

fight for
the right
to be free.

Somewhere,
tyranny
reigns

over
nameless
graves.

And
somehow,
it happens

over
and
over.

People
continue
to rise,

to seek
justice
for all,

tyranny
and hate
be damned.

Somewhere,
there will
always

be people
fighting
for freedom.

Don’t
just stand
there.

Believe
and make
it so.

Can I
get an
Amen?

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.