they say
we’re the fringe element
but change only comes
from the extreme
forced to make big pushes
to right wrongs
addressing the impossible
bold solutions emerge
being heard is just a small victory
forging into new territories
of rightness
is the big picture resolution
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A strong voice!
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Thanks, Chrissie! 🙂
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Looking at the image and reading your poem, the image of that lady being a civilian commander for the police force in front of her leading a change comes to mind…
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Women will change the world. 🙂
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Donald Trump is enough proof that “change only comes from the extreme” — I’ll settle for anything that changes Trump from President to prison.
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DITTO!!
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There is much truth in this, Susi, and yet I often feel helpless against the injustice and oppression.
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Thanks, VJ! I sometimes feel the same but I feel I need to keep pushing. 🙂
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Agreed!
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🙂
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