It’s hard to believe there was a time when I didn’t know what a child’s insides look like.
That I didn’t know how limp babies’ limbs go when they are dead,
when they are missing parts of their body,
missing their head,
limbs dangling lifeless as parents hold them in front of the camera,
screaming, crying, pleading, desperate.
There was a time when I didn’t know how it feels to watch a man scream “Free Palestine“ while burning alive,
until there was nothing left to scream with and he lost his voice forever,
but still by some power remained standing long after his voice was gone.
I didn’t used to know just how sadistic people can be,
how hateful they can be,
how apathetic they can be toward the suffering of human beings,
or how heroic others can be in times of great need.
I didn’t used to know. Now I do.
And now I sit here, head heavy like lead, tongue limp like a baby’s corpse,
hands feeling older than the stars,
and I don’t know what to do.
There is nothing I can say to make this okay.
There is nothing I can say to make any of this make sense.
This is the civilization we were born into.
This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal,
as the airman said before he burned.
I lift my ancient hands to my sore heart
and say a prayer to the great Whatever
in a desperate plea
for a better world.
Reading by Tim Foley.
Thanks for watching! Subscribe to my Substack at for email updates on all my new stuff.
1 view
408
106
6 months ago 00:03:54 1
Desolate - MissingNo. [177013] (Official Visual)
6 months ago 00:01:50 1
MÅNESKIN - IN NOME DEL PADRE (Live Studio Session Mulino Records)
6 months ago 00:00:18 1
Mon President , there’s a second Baguette coming !
6 months ago 00:08:02 1
Harold Halibut Review
6 months ago 00:12:38 1
Majority of Israeli Jews ‘support the removal of Palestinians from Gaza’: Journalist
6 months ago 00:04:39 1
James Taylor - Fire And Rain (Ohne Filter, March 27, 1986)
6 months ago 00:04:32 1
Hacktivist - Forgot About H [Dr Dre and Eminem Cover] Ft Black Cat Bill Of Dropout Kings
6 months ago 00:02:42 1
Красная Армия всех сильней! The Red Army is the Strongest! (English Lyrics)
6 months ago 00:03:09 1
GARDEN GATES - Portraiture by Skyward, Practicing with Some Newer More Specific Prototypes, AI ROSES
6 months ago 00:04:05 1
Quantum - Abstract Bliss (Official Music Video)
6 months ago 00:03:39 1
Boris Brejcha - Miracle (feat. Leony) [Edit] Official Video
6 months ago 00:00:50 1
Cat on ice.
6 months ago 00:08:20 1
Auckland Church Shooting - Head Hunters member pleads guilty
6 months ago 00:09:02 1
How Would a Katana Swordmaster Fight with a Buckler?
6 months ago 00:07:49 1
Boris Brejcha - Message In A Bottle (feat. Ginger)
6 months ago 00:24:40 1
Review: Dürer Bagpiper Messer by Ádám Bodorics
6 months ago 01:19:54 1
Climate: The Movie (The Cold Truth) Updated 4K version
6 months ago 00:00:14 1
the horror
6 months ago 00:05:16 1
Tu-22 bomber was shot down in Russia - Moment the plane burned and fell to the ground
6 months ago 01:12:28 1
Pink Floyd - “ PULSE “ Live 1994 Remastered
6 months ago 00:02:01 1
[HADES] Creepy Guy at Work
6 months ago 00:29:23 1
Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN
6 months ago 01:13:42 1
The Talos Principle OST - Deluxe Edition (without Elohim’s voice)
6 months ago 00:30:03 1
The Red Heifer Bible Mystery Explained | Mondo Gonzales