How Do I Reach???                      music version



How do I get the message out

do I cry, do I shout

do I beg to differ, do I pout


do I reason, do I season
facts with humour
do I sneer
at rancid nonsense
rabid lies 

how to make clear
I hold dear 
facts, truth 
human rights 
freedom of speech

how do I reach


what is this world
of insane speech

how do I reach
do I reason
do I wait for a better season


how do I reach


How do I get the message out

do I cry, do I shout

do I beg to differ, do I pout


vilified
demonized
those who stand for facts, for truth

do I decry the lies 
how do I
not give up
how do I 
reach



when insanity is king
how to bring truth to sink in 
like rain to parched earth
truth for all its worth


how do we reach 
how do we quicken senses
break through pretences

how do we reach 


do we preach
do we screech
do we cajole
do we hole up in despair

why do we care?
but we do care


so how do we reach


with facts that are clear
with truths we hold dear
because they are truths

and the truth shall set you free



but what about me
the truths have captured me 


I set them free


they call 

help me

we're ensnared
in lies everywhere
in swamp
in bog
in hail
in traps
snapped shut
or we're locked out
kicked about



so here I am
with a ragtag bag of truths



in truth
the truth sets free



for now,
I'm trying to set free
truth



Elsa

February 28, 2015, morning
and a bit March 3, 2015, afternoon

words, copyright, ©, 2015, Elsa Schieder, all rights reserved
music found and music arrangement created, Mark Corwin, 2015
sound production, Mark Corwin, 2015

Spoken Word. Political Poetry.
Rap Words. Political Music.
HOW DO I REACH?
How do I get the message out?
Do I cry, do I shout? Do I sneer?

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Political Poetry
about freedom
not freedom to eat
not freedom of speech
not freedom of thought
not freedom to shop

the ability to reach
the avenues to reah

spoken word
not spoken to no listening

spoken word
spoken to a listening listenr

rap words
not trapped words

rap words
rap rapped to listeners rapt

political poetry
political poems
political music
political songs

if silenced
if existing in silence
if censored
no freedom to reaching
even if freedom of speech

political poetry

questing to reach


Elsa
March 15, 2015


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Do I cry, do I shout? Do I sneer?

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