After the dust settles
Build an accessible world Build a world without the threat of violence We build love After the dust settles
This audio is from a live performance at Ignite: Burden Re-Telling Event on the 26th April 2024 where I was able to share and perform music and poetry. Its about imagining life after the dust settles, after we have reshaped the world according to the needs of all rather than the greed of a few. I hope you enjoy imagining a near future we me.
After the dust settles we cry
After the dust settles we shout
After the dust settles we hum
After the dust settles we dance
After the dust settles we shake
After the dust settles we process
After the dust settles we talk
After the dust settles we feel
We feel freedom
We look around
We smell the dust of the former empire
We touch the artifacts of a cruel time gone by
We taste hope on our tongue
We reinvent time
We greet each other in a new language
We keep reimagining freedom
We search for the seeds of hierarchy
And spit it out
We care for children
We erase borders
We listen to the earth
We love the creatures we share space with
We rest, truly rest
We play and play some more
And we build
Build an accessible world
Build a world without the threat of violence
We build love
After the dust settles
Image Description
A small green plant growing between metal rods.