A Poem for IMCs from Zack de La Rocha

by chris (chris [at] indymedia.org)

Tue, Aug 31, 2004 7:34PM

I was handed this piece of paper from Zack on the streets of New York. I am posting this for him. It's a moving poem for all the tireless work done by volunteers for the Indymedia network.

To Indymedia centers around the world
Written 08/31/04 in NYC as police surround peaceful protesters in front of Fox News.
-ZDLR

Eyes Upon The Eyes

You're the eyes upon the eyes
and upon the battons
that pound voices and bones
that erase memories of home

You're the eyes upon the eyes
in the days before the fall
you're the eyes upon the eyes
that are watching us all

To witness the barricades and
the wire they place around our hearts
your document is proof that
there is a fire in the dark

You're the eyes upon the eyes
in the days before the fall
and it's your eyes that stop
their lies from burying us all

Zack de La Rocha

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§KYEO

by fugazi

Wed, Sep 1, 2004 9:44AM

Keep Your Eyes Open...

Big Brother is Watching and ready to snatch you out of a crowd...

on the other hand I believe it is NYC Prison Moratorium Project that has a song that says something to the effect of "they watch us, we watch them"...and then there is the noble tradition of cop watching too.

Regardless of what is happening or what the issue is that we are covering on IMC, don't ever forget that we are not only attempting to open people's eyes to the truth, but that we are also acting to support our many sisters and brothers who are organizing not only locally but globally.

Don't Mourn, Organize!! Viva la Causa!! Amadou Vive y La Lucha Sigue!!

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