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Mar 2020
touched by the fist of God
we rise with paint cans
we take to the streets
instruments of change in our hands

i'll color your red with black and blue
hey orange headed ******, you need a new hairdo

i'll color your blue with a realistic earth tone
remind you of the cost of all of the gauntlets you've thrown

pastel pretty pinks for your weasely face
paint your town yellow to highlight your disgrace

stand up for the little guy!
stand up for your rights!
pen is mightier than sword
in this spray can respite

i'll color your sorrow in gold
i'll color your weakness in bold
vibrant spray paint clear coat
so we can see all the lies that you've told

touched by the fist of God
paint can revolution coming round
stop bystandering your way through life
and bring color and class to your town
This is one of my oldest poems that was written as I began to really get into painting.  I took a tour to D.C. and got to see some of the revolution expressions of art that was so famous from Andy Warhol to John Trumbull.  Art is beautiful and we need to keep creating it!

Also, I adapted the original political statements in the second and third stanza to reflect our current political climate.  Otherwise, I did very little editing to this piece.  I love its infantile simplicity.
Michael Stefan
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Michael Stefan  37/M/Minneapolis
(37/M/Minneapolis)   
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