The Revolution

It is time my friend. The revolution has begun again. 

Do you see it? Smell it? Did you notice the way the air felt different on your skin? Our people are beginning to wake up. We have been crushed underfoot for too long. Too many of our brothers and sisters have lost their lives. Will you let it be for vain? Will you let your children suffer the same fate? I do not know about you my friend but I will never be able to look my children in the eyes, unless I know that I fought for them. Sought to make the world a better place for them. I will not let them be thrown to the wolves on their right or the leeches on their left. One wants to kill them quickly, the other will keep them alive only to slowly suck them dry.

Ahh do you take issue? Do you not see they are two sides of the same coin? Do not worry my friend. I will teach you how to recognize shit from piss so you will not step in either. We shouldn’t have to choose between choices that are ultimately no good for us. Choose between those who would do us harm or those who clamor for our support but do not stand with us where it really counts. If the revolution is to begin it must begin with us.

They tricked us into thinking that we had a seat at the table but they only set it in the room. We are able to listen but are not listened to. We speak but not spoken to. They were able to placate us by pointing to the progress. They say Remember! You used to be killed in droves but look at you now! But just because you pulled out the knife after you stabbed me does not mean you have healed me. Our wounds have festered and we are feeling the pain. We have looked to our attackers to heal them. How foolish! Why would we expect them to care? They are not the ones who are made to feel as if they do not belong in their home. They do not have to cover parts of themselves to survive in this society.

This revolution is ours. And we must fight it on our terms. We can no longer be apologetic. If we are to change this world we must take our fate into our own hands. We must take the institutions that they use to shackle us and change them from the top. For too long we have tried to start changes from the bottom but there is no longer time for that. 

The wolves are starting to get brave. They have heard the call to arms from their war trumpet and have brought what was held inside to the surface. Now instead of walking to the other side of the street they confront. Instead of keeping their thoughts to their ignorant spaces they are bringing them back into the open. 

So now is the time. You might think that you cannot fight this fight. That this is only for politicians, lawyers, or businessmen but that cannot be further from the truth. All can be part of the revolution. Whether it’s setting up the next generation for success, turning leeches into symbiotes, or sparking the fire of the revolution in others. We all have a part to play. 

So welcome my friend. It's time to begin.