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so here i stand...
at the crossroads of my life
do i choose plata or plomo?
silver or lead...silver or lead
when boys be dying on blocks everyday
and the tv and the paper don't never say
nothing about them
when tattered yellow paper flags be taped to forgotten project windows
when billowing waving flags be perched on car tops of bigots and crooked politicians
has anything changed?
who really changed?
when towers be falling
and babylon be calling
your name, my name...
how will we answer?
with dread? with faith?
with misplaced power or power of prayer?
with bigotry? with love? with love
release..
release your heart
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(C) Ursula Rucker