Sunday, February 22, 2009

listening.

"to me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. and i have no need of you. and you, on your part, have no need of me. to you, i am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. but if you tame me, then we shall need each other. to me, you will be unique in all the world. to you, i shall be unique in all the world..." (the little prince)

Saturday, February 14, 2009

these 3 days..


3 days to flying to 3 days..
and people will gather
and speak
talk
share.
i'm ready to be ready.

asking.
always asking
where is the support?

and what is support?
how do we as a society define the meaning of support?

"support: to provide for or maintain"

who are we providing for?
providing nothing.
not providing for anybody.

no one is provided for.

and what are we maintaining?
maintaining a culture where people care less and less
and the reality of discrimination is so far removed.
people remove themselves.
smile and turn their heads..."oh i didn't notice"

we live in a society that is asleep.
fast asleep.

sleep walking.
sleep talking.
sleepy dreams.

and i understand that it must be hard for a sleeping society to have any understanding
of the question "where is the support?" and it must be hard for a sleeping society to notice how many thousands of people are discriminated against every single moment of every single day.

and it breaks my heart
into pieces.

and it breaks
my heart.

3 days to flying to 3 days
of conversation and sharing.
listening and learning.

asking
where is the support?

and when the hell is this society going to wake up?