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fear is the heart of love “freedom” drips from our tongues runs in the blood of america like an inoculation we feel protected impregnable safe we stand at the gates automatic weapons at the ready automatic words at the ready automatic hate at the ready we shout out angry, laden with fear, wanting safety that we can’t put into words we fly the flag of ancestors (orange and crossed) claiming “heritage” claiming “pride” claiming that hatred can’t live in a piece of cloth oh, but it does the confederate flag flying proud from the window of your home tells me that we cannot be friends because that flag stands for slavery segregation racism that flag stands for hate and dominance of a people we want to ban muslims build a wall against our neighbor we want to build a bigger arsenal and arm ourselves to teeth we want to live like survivalists in a white, white world and we think that this whiteness protects us elevates us we think this shroud and hood are becoming are important the road to muslim registries and even more persecution is paved with racist intent because we hate what is different we fear that which is unknown and here you stand, on our shores, in our fields climbing our mountains, and walking our orchards claiming freedom and greatness are simply ours for the taking but you are building with blocks of fear and hatred you are lying trying to change the meaning of truth and we are standing firm standing strong standing on the strength of our other ancestors standing for truth and justice standing for equality we will not be defined by this hatred we will be defined by strength and justice we will wrap your fear in community wrap your fear in protests wrap your fear in love love love together we can refuse to live with hatred in our veins together we can turn fear into love together we stand
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