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In the Air: Because of Violence |
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Written by Jason Nicholas
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
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Following is an excerpt from a poem by current student Jason Nicholas:
Because humankind (mankind, womankind, people, the products
Of flesh and blood, the subjects of love and hate, the caring
Components of careful plans, the surprise results of impromptu
Intercourse, the discarded unwanted remnants of the same,
The inert and the charged, the important and the impotent, the
Living and the lifeless ends of grey society...)
Because all these have the ability and responsibility
For healing
—The blessing of another
Is the means to end violence
The expression of goodwill
The substantial words lived out.
As a society built upon fear
Feeds itself with fear;
An individual composed of well-being
Grows and spreads that energy
—We are an infectious breed
The mindset, the purposed thought, from one healing—the healing
Of society follows.
The rest of the poem can be found on Jason's weblog, Edge of Somewhere.
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