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Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
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“but just know
you contain waves,
you are an ocean,
your heart is as large as lakes
and when it quakes
you have to rise,
and rise,
and let the tide inside you
shake every single ship
that would attempt to sweep
someone beneath:
Rock the boat, rock the boat,
with love and hope, rock the boat.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
you contain waves,
you are an ocean,
your heart is as large as lakes
and when it quakes
you have to rise,
and rise,
and let the tide inside you
shake every single ship
that would attempt to sweep
someone beneath:
Rock the boat, rock the boat,
with love and hope, rock the boat.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
“Sometimes, your body can make you angry
or sad;
because it doesn't look how you want it to,
or it doesn't do what you'd like it to;
because it might have limits
that you want to move beyond,
but remember, even on the days
you aren't feeling yourself:
Your body is always a good body
because it carries the good in you.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
or sad;
because it doesn't look how you want it to,
or it doesn't do what you'd like it to;
because it might have limits
that you want to move beyond,
but remember, even on the days
you aren't feeling yourself:
Your body is always a good body
because it carries the good in you.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
“Immigration is learning to stretch
into a bridge,
backward and forward,
one limb in each place,
learning to hold tight to traditions
and customs and names and memories in one hand,
and with the other hand let go and lean in
to a place you hope will see you
for all the beauty that you bring.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
into a bridge,
backward and forward,
one limb in each place,
learning to hold tight to traditions
and customs and names and memories in one hand,
and with the other hand let go and lean in
to a place you hope will see you
for all the beauty that you bring.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
“Immigration is an attempt to
bloom and blossom
and brighten a new place
with the colors and scents
you've brought with you.
It is an attempt to remember
where you are from, and the place that made you,
and also unfurl to the possibilities
of the new place you call home.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
bloom and blossom
and brighten a new place
with the colors and scents
you've brought with you.
It is an attempt to remember
where you are from, and the place that made you,
and also unfurl to the possibilities
of the new place you call home.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
“So say the names of your heroes
and then say your name, too;
be inspired by the freedom fighters
who have come before
and the justice seeker inside of you.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
and then say your name, too;
be inspired by the freedom fighters
who have come before
and the justice seeker inside of you.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
“To be WOKE is to understand that equality and justice for some is not equality and justice at all. We must stay alert. We must ask hard questions. We must stand for what is right--even when it is difficult and scary.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
“What does it mean to be woke? In the simplest sense, it means to be aware. It means to see your surroundings and challenge how we strengthen our relationships with the government, the community, and nature. To be WOKE is to fight for your civil rights and to fight for the rights of your neighbors.”
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
― Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
