The Act Of Protest

The act of protest 

Has lost its meaning

It has lost its cue

By those who lack power

Who never had their due

It’s been co opted by big business

Politicians too

No longer a means of dissent

No longer antiwar

It is hard to hear its statements

From the senate floor

And when people use their pulpit

To encourage protest

As a tool of war

One has to wonder

What it is

This world is longing for

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by Bill Ferguson

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