woody guthrie

he saw what was being done to us

and that was before they got so good at doing us

and he suffered greatly for his seeing


the music helped a little

singing is more fun than cursing

but being here killed him

as it has most of us

but not all


life nurtures us

when we accept life as life is


rejection is knot the way

and very painful


the way of life

is the way of life

and no one gets a vote

unless they want one

which is a lot less than all


we each must speak for ourself

cause no one else can

except sometimes