I Stand With CeCe McDonald

I stand with Ce Ce McDonald
in this life to make art
doesn’t matter what’s between your legs
what matters is in your heart.

All our lives are political choices
we need to work together
to give all the people voices

Bring water to Sub-Saharan Africa
. . . and Detroit
stop Ebola in Nigeria
don’t treat it like a choice.

Break-up the pandemic of grease covered politic
take back our system, inject
sanctity in unity, passion without sin
love . . . in logic.

I stand with Ce Ce McDonald
in this life to make art
doesn’t matter what’s between your legs
what matters is in your heart.

Unlock it;
don’t bury the best of our days
save the child-bride slaves
speak-up for Ferguson
don’t let the police turn us in.

Friends or enemies
see the gray space of us
the life, the dust the trust.
Flip-over your tags
see what you are made of.

Children in China earning a dime on your lack of love
your need for a bargain
advertising jargon
there you go dipping into the lard again.

We need to start breaking down the lines
of people we want to be and those we want to idolize,
people we want to know
or those we want to blow.

Let people be grow
and show their heart to us
be parents I dare us
to show-up, blow-up our hearts with love.

Be brave enough to teach our children
that the sword
has no power over the dove.

All life we see is sacred trust
from humans to organism in the dust
birthed from the riverbed
get our ass out of the proverbial bed
stop revering dead figureheads.

Jump in the water, we’ll dive
ride the tidal wave to keep us alive
I don’t have a lot to give
but what I’ve got I’ll share to live
under this starry dome
on this blue boat home.

I stand with Ce Ce McDonald
in this life to make art
doesn’t matter what’s between your legs
what matters is in your heart.