You are me and I’m you
You are me and I’m you
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
Little separate us. All people want to live.
You are me and I’m you
People who see color, race and religion. Are truly blind.
Don’t you cry for the sick child.
Don’t you hold the mother or father who lost a son or daughter.
Share tears for someone else in mourning.
You are me and I’m you.
If someone is murdered near or far.
Miles separation doesn’t make us not know less sadness.
I know every life is important.
They shot down planes. What words can you give a family to understand?
In Africa and Asia. People murdered for the sake of religion.
Brother and sister. One planet and one people.
If you kill. The blood become part of you.
Who will make the Soldier understand. They killed for land and oil?
Soldiers know. You are me and I’m you.
Race, religion and color is forgotten when real men stand shoulder to shoulder.
Trying to survive and go home.
Who is crying for the Muslim and Christians being murdered in Asia and Africa.
All of us should.
Children are the future. We must teach them well. Brothers and sisters.
What did we leave them?
“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
“I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.”
Someone told me. We must fight. It is the nature of man. I asked her. Do you want your son to die for the greed of war? Her eyes watered and she held silence for a second. She said no.
If we accept war as a norm. You must accept your children fighting and dying for far away places who do not appreciate the life of children, woman and old people.
You can’t teach peace and kindness. You must want it. Madmen are leading the world. USA need to stay home and quit sending weapons.
Old wise saying. Fix your own house before repairing someone else home.
We live in a sad world. A world where life shields are needed to protect woman and children is needed.
Thank you for reading and remember Rachel Corrie. A human life shield murdered by Israel.
Coyote/John Castellenas
I feel so close to you because you are the pilgrim Church on earth. Kindred. And I thank you, brother, for writing these words and for keeping alive past brethren by sharing their words.
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We must. We become what our teachers show us. Then we become the teachersof the future. Good to have found you.
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Wish people understood that we are all connected… Doing harm to someone affects all of us… It’s pitiful that at this day and age we are still fighting for control when the earth belongs to all of us… Very sad state…
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I agree. I tell people often. Earth is becoming smaller. We must get along. Thank you for reading and the comment.
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Through history parts of the world have contained pure horror, often human caused, and I find it interesting that we don’t ask why ‘god’ lets that happen when it is human-caused, yet tsunami’s and earthquakes that are destructive spark a questioning of a higher power. These are challenging images of the kind I wish weren’t shown at dinner time, but then I think, these people are not sitting down to dinner tonight.
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Nature cannot be controlled. We can try to create walls of safety. I don’t blame God. This is the folly of men. Greed and false men of religion/Government will make this a sad world for the next generation. I pray a nuclear bomb isn’t the wake-call for this world.
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Words so powerful and true–more people need to hear this.
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Thank you. I was a soldier for 15 years. I saw the destruction of war. The poor people pay the price for the want of bad leaders.
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That is so true and I cannot imagine what it is like to see destruction in face to face–even the pictures are difficult to look at–Thank you very much for sharing.
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Thank you Crystal. No winner in war.
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OH, John, I just am not able to see this. OH GOD! I MUST focus on beauty or else I shall fall into a million pieces.
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I’m sorry. I wish we could teach people how we live, like in the USA. I live with a large Jewish and Arab population. We get along here in Detroit. Rachel Corrie story bring me to tears still. I pray for better days.
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John, every day I pray for better days. I live my life in a way that shows Love, and kindness, and gentleness and Compassion. And when I see the horrors of this world, my Heart breaks as does my soul. I pray ….
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I know and I understand.
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I will put out a positive poem now. I saw the poor people on the TV from Holland. Made me too sad.
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John, you are a very sensitive man. For your own sanity’s sake, you have to focus on good, on beauty, on Love. This is my choice, for if I do not, I would not be able to do what I do. (((HUGS))) Amy
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Dryden told the writers. We must write the truth. Clean or dirty. We are the historians for the future generation.
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I know. You are a stronger person than I am, then. I am not able to do it. My “job” I guess is to keep bringing in the Love and Light. You have to follow your Heart, and I do apologize for thinking I knew better then you. With Love, Amy
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Dryden wrote a lot love also. Ben Jonson, Dryden and Dante based their life on love and concern.
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John, I too base my Life in Love and Compassion. I see and feel so much pain in this world, and I do what I can to alleviate what I can. It’s darn hard work, and a road I would rather not be on some days. In order for me to stay in my Heart Space, I must stay focused on Nature. It’s the only way I know to stay Balanced, especially on those days I come up against such war rage from the one I live with. I’ve had several posts in which I write from my Heart war must stop. I’m also being shown in order for that to happen, it is up to each of us to walk Peace and Love. I do hope some day that those of the future, see our work, sees the work of the many who speak Truth, in order to understand violence is not the our true Nature. Love is. Bless you for all you do. I really mean that. (((HUGS))) Amy
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