Words of Freedom
JD Roland's Page
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Cortez, CO
- Stage or Page or Both
- Both
- About Me:
- I am poet/writer, musician, universal, open minded, and a member of the human race. I am color blind, gender blind, and I oppose all who seek to stifle or control the human spirit.
- Website:
- http://jdroland.webs.com
A Critical Touch
what inspires one,
walking an unknown path,
a maze of half-truths,
temptations and fears,
to discover their true
destination and hold onto
their integrity and self-worth?
what inspires one,
under extreme odds,
when all seems forgotten,
when darkness falls
like a suffocating blanket,
to reach out into the abyss
and hold onto some
semblance of self?
what inspires anyone
to lookout into a world
driven by greed and deceit,
hunger and poverty,
to stand above piers,
and shout-out.
I can make a better world?
maybe, I say,
it’s not what, but whom.....
“by no means are these the only inspirations, however, these are prime examples of how a single spark can ignite a firestorm.”
with your permission, jdr
what inspires one,
walking an unknown path,
a maze of half-truths,
temptations and fears,
to discover their true
destination and hold onto
their integrity and self-worth?
what inspires one,
under extreme odds,
when all seems forgotten,
when darkness falls
like a suffocating blanket,
to reach out into the abyss
and hold onto some
semblance of self?
what inspires anyone
to lookout into a world
driven by greed and deceit,
hunger and poverty,
to stand above piers,
and shout-out.
I can make a better world?
maybe, I say,
it’s not what, but whom.....
“by no means are these the only inspirations, however, these are prime examples of how a single spark can ignite a firestorm.”
with your permission, jdr
JD Roland's Blog
I am the Storm
written and performed by JD Roland
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Posted on March 11, 2008 at 9:30pm —
Our Rainbow Streets
I walk the rainbow streets,
heritage finding its purpose,
reminded of the sacrifice
necessary to build a free nation.
looking past my origin,
it feels right to be part of the
whole, past the crippling rhetoric,
you are me as I am you.
I remember Dad, spouting his idioms,
as though it were yesterday, my favorite,
“there is a penalty for every success”
no truer words need be spoken.
on the shores of Ellis Island,
footprints paint the path to freedom,
greeted collectively with open arms,
scorned… Continue
heritage finding its purpose,
reminded of the sacrifice
necessary to build a free nation.
looking past my origin,
it feels right to be part of the
whole, past the crippling rhetoric,
you are me as I am you.
I remember Dad, spouting his idioms,
as though it were yesterday, my favorite,
“there is a penalty for every success”
no truer words need be spoken.
on the shores of Ellis Island,
footprints paint the path to freedom,
greeted collectively with open arms,
scorned… Continue
Posted on March 11, 2008 at 6:47pm —
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