the curtain is drawn, <br />the memories of another year, <br />a year of hardship and need, <br /> <br />packed in a box, <br />stored away to be forgotten. <br />we stand on the stage, <br /> <br />stripped naked by necessity, <br />forced to choose... <br />ending, or beginning? <br /> <br />the end of economic hope, <br />the end of the environment, <br />the end of individual rights, <br /> <br />the end of capitalism... <br />the end of the common man, <br />the end of morality... <br /> <br />the end of human dignity, <br />the end of the road for the poor... <br />or a new beginning? <br /> <br />people of all colors, faiths, <br />sexual orientations, economic situations, <br />rich in diversity... joining hands! <br /> <br />sitting down with open minds and hearts, <br />listening, really listening, <br />understanding that what is good for one, <br /> <br />must be good for all! <br />understanding that when one suffers, <br />we all suffer! <br /> <br />when one is in need, <br />we are all in need! <br />standing together for freedom <br /> <br />of thoughts, ideas, and words! <br />refusing to be made to follow blindly! <br />standing up and demanding <br /> <br />world peace! <br />standing up for the environment, <br />throwing off the yoke of oppression <br /> <br />cast by the oil and Wall Street empire! <br />standing up for people, <br />people, not corporations, <br /> <br />not governments... <br />accepting, understanding, compassionate, <br />determined, driven by dignity.... <br /> <br />the choice is ours to make! <br />we've run out of time, <br />the lights have gone dim... <br /> <br />day of dawning, <br />or time of the end!<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/2012-ending-or-beginning/
