MOVE!

Poem for Pam, Ramona (Africa) and the MOVE 9...
Wrote this last year during the Flint Water Crisis...

Remembering the Powelton Village attack of Aug 8th, 1978...
The fall out sent 9 MOVE family members to prison for 30-100 years each!...
This year marks year 39!

MOVE! (for pam, ramona, the move 9

            and water contaminated Flint)

By ‘bro.zayid’   

“Say, we better run on...

See what the end is gonna bring

“Say, we better run on…

See what the end is gonna bring…”

                        -freedom song

When the time has come

MOVE…

Once u get clear

MOVE…

Once u get ready

Once u get set

MOVE…

Once the light comes on

MOVE

Once the toxic smoke clears

MOVE

Once the truth arrives

Sledgehammer hard and heavy

MOVE…

Once u’ve had enuf

MOVE…

Once u’ve done yr work

Once the children and elders are secured

Once yr allies are with u,

MOVE…

Once the spirit of justice

stirs in u like hot stew

MOVE…

Once yr down

Get up

GET UP

MOVE…

When the word is given

When the drum is sounded

When the time has come

For the precious air we share

For the water for our tongue and skin

For love for liberation

For life

Get ready

Get set

MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!

Goddamnit,

MOVE!

“say, we gonna run on

See what the end is gonna bring…”