THIN LINE
By Thailan When
We’re looking to receive the word
if you can speak in tongues like sage
been waiting for a translation
because I’m in that stage
I can’t understand yet
but I will surely try
I welcome you to live
then explain to them
why we get to stay alive
a piece of grain to sustain a life
fed in vain when death is claimed by the knife
don’t want to be a part of the system
I am not alone
can’t deny that I’m not the problem
refuse to compromise what I know
I is universal
a star of the universe
anonymous by far but not the first
not the second and not the last
in my best days
I never thought they’d pass
it was years before I recognized a pattern
in the book that illustrates the struggle
in return of planet Saturn
ideas transform
therefore revolution cannot be contained
people fight for freedom
mark your existence on this plane
he is warm colorful
a flame strong and steady
flickering but never getting too high
she’s a poem mythical
a train odd and angled
staggering but always hits the bull’s eye
a thoughtful conscience goes a long way
but in the end they dropped the pen to the science that portrays
man as machine
woman as commodity
child as disposable
sci-fi dichotomy
there is a thin line
between two roads
keep walking or turn
it’s what you have to do
what do you want from me?
I don’t think you know yet
keep walking or turn
it’s what you have to do
- Thailan When
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