We look for problems
In things we don’t understand,
Then try to solve them.
Irrational fears drive us
To discriminate by law
Or and religion.
This won’t make them go away,
They’ve always been here,
But we’ve been too blind to see.
Maybe love is the answer.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Quoting chapter and verse from god knows what imaginary Bible, you condemned the innocent to eternal damnation through the screeching of your megaphone. Still under the banner of the rainbow they marched defiantly with smiles on their faces and love in their hearts for you and all in attendance.
Could it be that this is more virtuous in the eyes of Christ than the hate that spews from your blasphemous mouth. Maybe next time you should take the time to read your precious New Testament and ask yourself…
What would Jesus do?
Gives you food for thought now doesn’t it?
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Our collective soul
Lies buried in the rubble
Of hate, greed and lies.
One day we will rise from ash
Like the fiery Phoenix.
Enlightened, wiser,
Perhaps we will see we’re one,
Made of flesh and bone.
How sad that we must suffer
Before we open our eyes.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
It isn’t my place
To impose judgement on you
I am not perfect
.
My flaws glisten in the sun
Like a mirror to my soul
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Comradery of souls
Offered without pretense;
More could not be asked for
Making the cause all the more special.
Unity of purpose unites
Nailing hearts and minds to a common cross,
Instilling strength to carry on the fight.
Though hardship and hatred will try to stifle,
Yearning for understanding and equality can never be silenced.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Song birds on a wire
Precariously they sit
The true test of fate
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Life altering change
Whether for better or worse,
Unavoidable.
At times they can bring on tears
Whilst at others there is joy.
Perhaps perfection
Does not come without its pain
Though perfect it is.
Everything’s as it should be
In the eyes of the Divine.
We are intertwined
With others on this journey,
Friends, kin and strangers
Struggling to understand.
Who would I be to judge them?
Should I not just love,
Embracing their inner light
And divine essence.
Honoring them as sacred
As I wish to be honored.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A glimmer of hope
All it takes to change the world
…Sparks can cause a fire
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Times they are a changin,
An older guard struggles for relevance.
They long for the days of Reagan,
June Cleaver and Leave it to Beaver,
White picket fences and segregated neighborhoods,
Gays in the closet and women in the kitchen,
Marriage between one man one woman,
But O’ the times they are a changin.
Their anger turns extreme
Because their “perfect” little world is slipping away.
Reagan is gone,
But his policies live on that helped destroy this country,
Picket fences are in shambles after the housing collapse,
Racism is on your front page and you don’t like it,
The Cleavers and Leave it to Beaver
Are relegated to late night reruns…
Nobody buys this crap anymore,
Gays are our neighbors, they’re on TV, the radio, in politics…
The closet has been cleaned out,
Couches and fast food have left our kitchens cold and empty,
While John and Tom and Sue and Jane can say “I do” without shame.
So fight if you will, fight if you must, but…
O’ these times are a changin!
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Before judging me
Walk a long mile in my shoes
Cry a million of tears
Feel all the pain I have felt
Then you’ll see the fool you’ve been
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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