Poem for Evo

Just when I think
no matter what I do
there will be no redemption
to atone for my past destructions
your spirit uplifts me
with your bag of words

You who see
beyond the iron bars and serpentine wires
wrapped with apathy and propaganda
that somehow
it is easier and better
to condemn
to hate
to throw away the key

Yet the key
you choose to hold or discard
dictates your future my future our future
the future of the next generation

You who reach
within your revolution of constitution
to reach out and acknowledge
my blossom in the mud
have discovered the course of my nutrience
how we are connected

As you pump up
to study the laws of this land
of PATRIOT ACTS
I wonder
Will this home and land
have security
justice

Please
Always remember
to check in with your roots
I will be right there
watching you grow
one petal at a time