dissident
dissident
know this
if you really oppose excesses of post-democratic
free-market economy
with bare fists, courage, wit and charm
this is ugly path
they make for you
friends will turn away
family will disown
you be punched
beaten-up and stoned
you be kicked
spat-upon and scorned
thrown out of work
out of house
out of home
arrested on a foul night
held
slowly and in pain
humiliated and broken-down
still I hope
somewhere social justice
somewhere human dignity
oh bare fists
punched in my face
oh hard feet
kicked in my teeth
the blue sky faint pink
my bare fists
my tear stained face
