nonviolent,
but for how much longer?

i've seen the doubt in your eyes
and it's turning to hate-
you've never known a cause
with so little hope,
you've never been part of
the resistance, never a stopper
of progress.

you believe in your cause, yes,
but do you believe
in its attainability
anymore?

i've seen the love in your eyes
and it's making you righteous-
i've caught glimpses of what
you're capable of
by the flash of passing streetlamps
and i want to see you
when you fall.

you've never looked so beautiful
as with your back against this wall.

'Q