I sold my guitar for a bus ticket, down I went to the park.
I called in sick for work, down I went to the park.
I bought extra groceries, I took them down to the park.
We skipped daycare, instead I took them to the park.
I heard they needed some help, so I took my tools down to the park.
I heard they were hungry, so we made soup, and brought it down to the park.
We ditched gym class, and got people skipping rope down at the park.
I was feeling lonely, so I went down to the park.
There were people everywhere.
They squabbled and squawked.
They clamored and clanged.
Though the chaos was organized.
It was disrupted by the DIVA's laughing, pointing and taking pictures of themselves amongst the huddling masses
It was disrupted by the DUDE's asking for your phone number and giving you hugs when you didn't want them
There were those taking advantage of the kindness and of the freedom of others
But then I heard a voice, which was tired and almost a whisper, that rang in my ear and shot through my soul,
"HEY! How could you?! Don't yow know we are here night after night, in the cold and the rain, screaming and yelling for a reason? We have ONE DEMAND and it is CHANGE! That means an end to selfish-narcissism, an end to sexism and racism, to cessation of gentrification,a bridge to be built, over the gap between the rich and the poor, a bridge over privilege so we all are on even ground, that the wall around the 1% be taken down so they know what this shit smells like, so that children of CEO's realize there are children starving in Idaho, and not everyone who goes to school is taught to learn, so that ipad wielding, ugg wearing, tweeting teens of the rich learn humility and that trust funds don't last forever.
JUST THINK! JUST READ! JUST LEARN!
STOP COMPLAINING AND CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE AND FUCKING DO SOMETHING!
BECAUSE WHEN THEY COME FOR US, THEY ARE COMING FOR YOU NEXT
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