Thursday, August 18, 2005

I'm going to call...

5 comments:

  1. upon my miniscule stores of patience.


    I love my birds, but sometimes they can ba a handful.

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  2. Anonymous11:11 AM

    my mom as soon as L wakes up to let her know we made it home safely last night.

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  3. ...again. A line from a heart-tugging poem entitled Prison Chant by Marilyn Buck. Here it is:

    Cassandra is on the phone
    her screams bounce off walls
    staccato chant
    Jesusfathergod
    Jesusfathergod
    Maurice listen to me
    Stop listen to me
    listen
    listen
    you must be responsible
    I'm not there
    take care of your sister
    help her
    I don't care
    she's young
    you're grown
    20 is grown
    I'm sorry you must
    be responsible
    I'm not there
    Let me talk to her
    LISA LISA
    Jesusfathergod
    Stop
    listen to me
    listen to your brother
    TIME OUT
    what's going on
    Stop STOP STOP
    Jesusfathergod
    I'm sorry

    no the phone has cut me off
    I need more time
    please let me call again
    I know you're next
    please
    please Jesusfathergod
    I must call back
    I'm going to call again
    I know it's your turn
    you have to wait

    Maurice I'm sorry
    I'm not there
    what can I do
    I know your brother's
    dead
    yes I told
    I had to
    to come home
    yes I'm still here
    you're there
    you're alive
    you must be responsible
    I'm not there
    I'm still not there
    jesusfathergod
    jesusfathergod

    Marilyn Buck is an Anti-Imperialist political prisoner. She is imprisoned for her anti-imperialist actions carried out in support of national liberation, women's liberation, social and economic justice. In 1985 she was captured and and faced 4 separate court trials. She was charged with conspiracy to support and free PP/POWs and to support the New Afrikan Independence struggle through expropriations. In 1988 she was indicted for conspiracy to protest and alter government policies through use of violence against government and military buildings and received an additional 10 years for conspiracy to bomb the Capitol.

    And that concludes my lesson for the day. Thank you. Thank you very much.

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  4. P.S. You may resume with the calling of the Ghostbusters...

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