grazie

 

 

thank you

to the young man

lying in the street

a bloody mess

on the doorstep of power

 

more will die

that we know

change is never

quick and painless

it requires sacrifice

 

rocks and bottles

courage and ideals

those are the weapons

against which the global giants

deploy their mighty arsenal

 

every day

someone stands up

in the face of the machine

in genoa, gothenborg,

seattle and quebec

 

hold fast

to one another

to the strength of conviction

as we mourn the fallen

then spill back into the streets

 

 

in memory of

carlo giuliani

1978-2001