sins of smell
“a symbol is as useful to the spirit
as a tool is to the hand.”
-Jean Toomer
“where it is darkest
it is whitest
america always lets the
shadows know that they are
only reflections of larger life.”
-Brian Gilmore
to push back
against
the bullies of oppression
to achieve a greater
societal freedom
is not terrorism
i may sometimes
be guided by anger
but i never give in
to ignorance
if it looks, talks,
walks, and smells
like a racist/fascist -
that is what it is . . .
people, people
of the so-called “free world,”
have you lost
your sense of smell?
my sense of smell
is no sin,
it is a major presence
on which i depend
a part of my greater Spirit
within
be prepared
to move any mountain
to reverse
the devil’s grin
know your history
respect our ancestry
as best you can
only this
can free the land
and evolve
the higher human
smell the roses
smell the grotesque
and choose for yourself
what smells the best