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coyote logics![]()
![]()
could it be ![]()
ignorance greed![]()
and violence![]()
are![]()
side effects ![]()
of civilization![]()
that and![]()
a need![]()
for![]()
glory or shame
CLAIM![]()
![]()
Your society made its claim ![]()
to love and destiny ![]()
Speaking the best you could ![]()
never live with what you said.![]()
![]()
Saying Peace, while making War ![]()
you could not respect ![]()
So you have to kill![]()
Earth and her feelings ![]()
suffer your abuse.![]()
![]()
Taking the best we had to offer ![]()
you can’t get enough![]()
when![]()
you already have too much![]()
Your greed a desperate companion ![]()
denying you![]()
your right to share.![]()
![]()
There was no competitive edge![]()
until ![]()
the intrusion of your flat world![]()
Your flat vision with no room ![]()
to embrace the circle of life ![]()
turning love into a dishonest word![]()
Confusing![]()
your emptiness for progress ![]()
Destroying your vitality ![]()
Turning love into your lie ![]()
Making your destiny ![]()
no destiny at all![]()
![]()
Sometimes when love lost![]()
![]()
it lost forever
dear coyote logics![]()
![]()
i love and respect indians![]()
so much their wisdom ![]()
and ![]()
spiritual nature with nature![]()
i feel like i was an indian![]()
in another life![]()
can you please help me![]()
and ![]()
give me an indian name![]()
signed![]()
anxious![]()
![]()
………![]()
anxious![]()
gandhi
VERY EYES![]()
![]()
I see your tech no logical society![]()
devour you before your very eyes![]()
I hear your anguished cries ![]()
exhalting greed through progress![]()
![]()
While you seek material advances ![]()
the sound of flowers dying ![]()
carry messages through wind ![]()
trying to tell you ![]()
about balance and your safety![]()
![]()
But ![]()
your minds are chained ![]()
to your machines and the strings ![]()
dangling from your puppeteers hands ![]()
turning you, twisting you into ![]()
forms and confusions beyond your control![]()
![]()
Your mind for a job ![]()
your mind for a t.v. ![]()
your mind for a hair dryer ![]()
your mind for consumption ![]()
with![]()
Your atom bombs![]()
Your material bombs![]()
Your drug bombs![]()
Your racial bombs![]()
Your class bombs![]()
Your sexist bombs![]()
Your ageist bombs![]()
![]()
Devastating your natural shelters![]()
making you homeless on Earth![]()
Chasing you into illusions ![]()
fooling you, making you pretend ![]()
you can run away ![]()
from the ravishing of your spirit![]()
![]()
While the sound of flowers dying![]()
carry messages through the wind![]()
trying to tell you ![]()
about balance and your safety.
coyote logics![]()
![]()
we are the still![]()
in the ![]()
still beating heart![]()
we are the calm![]()
of the raging storm![]()
![]()
we are the wailing![]()
from ![]()
old women’s throats![]()
we are the survivors![]()
od genocide history![]()
![]()
we are the colors![]()
of the butterfly’s wings![]()
we are the powers ![]()
of the eagle plume![]()
![]()
we are![]()
earth and sky
INDUSTRIAL ATTACK![]()
![]()
Tonight![]()
I was wondering why![]()
man induced pain ![]()
is inflicted ![]()
in Mother Earth’s creation![]()
![]()
I have heard ![]()
of morality![]()
good and evil![]()
fate and destiny![]()
but![]()
I keep wondering ![]()
why ![]()
must we submit![]()
to the suffering ![]()
of industrial attack ![]()
against spirit being![]()
![]()
Wondering why ![]()
ideals and realities![]()
run![]()
contradiction paths![]()
People subdued ![]()
by ![]()
the greeds![]()
sciences and machines![]()
Hiding ![]()
behind god![]()
Never being ![]()
with him![]()
Never knowing![]()
![]()
Why ![]()
![]()
Or![]()
![]()
How![]()
![]()
Exploitation replaces![]()
![]()
security as a value ![]()
![]()
of Life
dear coyote logics![]()
![]()
i fell madly in love![]()
i gave all i had![]()
only to find![]()
myself all alone![]()
and i don’t![]()
understand why![]()
signed![]()
bewildered![]()
………..![]()
![]()
bewildered![]()
![]()
the ![]()
fell madly in love part![]()
theres a reason![]()
called falling madly![]()
the![]()
mad ly is in that
DIABLO CANYON![]()
![]()
Today![]()
I challenged the nukes![]()
the soldiers of the state![]()
placed me in captivity![]()
or so they thought![]()
They bound my wrist![]()
in their plastic handcuffs![]()
surrounding me![]()
with their plastic minds and faces![]()
they ridiculed me![]()
but I could see through ![]()
to the ridicule![]()
they brought on themselves![]()
![]()
They told me![]()
squat over there by the trash![]()
They left a soldier to guard me![]()
I was the viet cong ![]()
I was Crazy Horse![]()
Little did they understand![]()
squatting down in the Earth![]()
they placed me with my Power![]()
![]()
Mother Earth ![]()
is my Power to laugh![]()
laugh at their righteous wrong![]()
their sneers and their taunts![]()
Gave me clarity![]()
to see their powerlessness![]()
It was in the way they dressed![]()
and in the way they acted![]()
They viewed me as an enemy![]()
a threat![]()
to their rationalization![]()
![]()
I felt pity for them![]()
knowing ![]()
they will never be free![]()
![]()
I was their captive![]()
but my heart was racing![]()
through the generations![]()
The memories of eternity![]()
I was beyond their reach![]()
I would be brought![]()
to the internment camp![]()
to share my time with my allies![]()
![]()
The last time I saw them ![]()
they were standing![]()
in their 12 hour shifts![]()
addicted to their chain of command![]()
waiting to be told what to do![]()
forgetting about me![]()
thinking ![]()
I was just another protester![]()
they were finished with![]()
![]()
Never understanding![]()
I am not finished with them![]()
for I am the resistance![]()
and ![]()
as always I will return
coyote logics![]()
![]()
wandering between the ![]()
tastes of sound![]()
where bitter and sweet![]()
are colors of life![]()
in weavings of spiraling![]()
lights that flicker
THE ONES WHO KNEW ME![]()
![]()
I would like to thank you![]()
for putting up with ![]()
what I never could![]()
it seems the extremes![]()
were more than I could bear![]()
![]()
Your patience taught me so much![]()
too many times![]()
I learn too slow![]()
At times the understandings![]()
were beaten down by insecurity![]()
![]()
Your acceptance really was something![]()
the times I hurt myself![]()
bringing it all down on you![]()
you reached out![]()
with love and tolerance![]()
![]()
You were always there when I needed![]()
You steadied me gently![]()
carrying me into each new day![]()
changing names, changing faces![]()
supporting me, keeping me going
coyote logics![]()
![]()
listening to the hawk![]()
riding a feeling![]()
with tears having![]()
their own weepings![]()
![]()
some memories aren’t![]()
about happy or sad![]()
other memories![]()
have their![]()
own reasons to weep![]()
because![]()
thats what tears are for![]()
tears are for crying and![]()
sometimes crying![]()
has its own memories![]()
and ![]()
just needs to cry
I’VE BEEN LIVING ALONE SO LONG![]()
![]()
I’ve been living alone so long![]()
running alone is easy![]()
Running through a fantasy![]()
chasing myself into reality![]()
looking for what is clear to see![]()
![]()
Holding on to little![]()
more than i can carry![]()
Freedom kissed me in the wind![]()
the rain smiled at me![]()
when I thought![]()
I needed someone to hold![]()
![]()
Ancient ones sighed![]()
softly calling through worlds![]()
to be living![]()
means we are not alone![]()
Running into life![]()
is not the same ![]()
as running away . . .
cruising through the![]()
late part of night![]()
a mind on the roam![]()
like ![]()
a hunter being hunted![]()
by the shadows that hunt![]()
![]()
somewhere a song sings![]()
of someplace he’s been![]()
and how deep deep can be![]()
when it doesn’t let go![]()
![]()
some memories never had![]()
can’t forget to remember![]()
the sweet sounds of love![]()
that flew into the night ![]()
with out saying good bye![]()
![]()
how the days come and go![]()
with their lies about time![]()
or how something ![]()
as soft as a memory can hurt![]()
what laughter can’t heal![]()
and![]()
sometimes the coyotes howl![]()
sometimes the sky blossoms![]()
sometimes the wind dances![]()
sometimes its all in his mind
IT WAS YOUR SMILE![]()
![]()
It was your smile![]()
It created memories![]()
of ![]()
all the happiness![]()
I’ve ever known ![]()
and pain![]()
was something for others![]()
less fortunate than I![]()
![]()
It was in your smile![]()
a feeling of more than love![]()
or anything as limited as that![]()
My heart danced, my spirit sang![]()
thoughts of joy![]()
all of the pain and happy![]()
blending into the good![]()
![]()
It was in your smile![]()
pictures of beauty ![]()
the strength of life![]()
you remind me![]()
the sun and stars still love![]()
the wind and rain still sing![]()
bringing the wonder of life![]()
![]()
It was in your smile![]()
I remembered ![]()
what I almost forgot
dear coyote logics![]()
![]()
i got this line i use with pretty![]()
chicks when i meet them![]()
i step back![]()
i kinda put my hands up![]()
and say ...whoa baby don’t be ![]()
putting that pretty woman mojo on me![]()
![]()
signed![]()
what do you think![]()
……………..![]()
![]()
what do you think![]()
watch out for that juju stuff too