A reaction to watching Anne Waldman's Poetry performance |
“Anne” Experience (A reaction to watching Anne Waldman) The aging sage speaks in song Hands fly –frantic to speak What she can’t get out fast enough She speaks of Manatee All the while exuding humanity Bringing social conscious to newly opened eyes Her presence at the podium captures all eyes The people are captivated by her song Reminding us all of our humanity People listening – she continues to speak Reminding us not to forget the Manatee She says finally enough is enough It’s time to act – we can’t move fast enough It’s time to pull the blinds off of our eyes Before we lose the last of the Manatee Never again to hear the song One more voice that will never speak One more loss of our humanity How long before we lose all humanity When do we say enough is enough? How many more voices will never speak? When will we finally open our eyes? When will we write our song? When will we save our own manatee? It takes courage to save a manatee Without sacrificing our humanity Remember the sage and her song There is no such thing as good enough Once the sun hits the eyes Giving the soul a chance to speak It’s not too late to rise up and speak To take on our own Manatee To see our world through new eyes To fully embrace our humanity To prove that action is enough To add on to the sage’s song To show the world the power of song That action and voice are enough To save what’s left of hu-manatee. |