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Praise the Most High I have found others united in voice passioned in struggle attentive ear cast to suffering cries of brothers and sisters thrown away dying in cruel institutions Strangely familiar merging with others from afar righteous cause to impact a little history with the Dead it was the same kind of motley hippie crowd familiar Colorado plates On lot the DEA in the streets Atlanta's finest briefed in how to arrest people with disabilities seems they're expecting a little rowdiness hate to let them down Rally up International to Olympic Centennial Park where the bombing occurred terrorizing peace time games awesome spectacle indeed a long slanking single row of wheelchairs snaking to horizon view mantric chants cries for justice a serpent of energy breeds life scaled in fluorescent signs inked in logos promoting rage for order ADAPT poised in strange tenselike anxiety excitement anger enflamed for passioned cause The theme common sense give people back their lives options opportunities right to life and freedom of choice at the same time save the government millions of dineros salvaging Medicaid need for Welfare Reform We knew this in whatever way we came to know what mattered now is that we knew we were going to do something about it And Newt was already scared having heard ADAPT was in town he evasively decided on meeting with delegates before more focus was thrown his way trying to prevent possibly a siege of this regional offices or home in Marietta memories of Michigan haunted his mind A few met with him and came back with words we've heard before same promises good for a day see where it goes from here II Family ADAPT was amazing the Brotherhood, Sisterhood Familyhood of all peoples gathered beautiful stories with beautiful friends Deidre Wayne Weasle Grace One man blind to sight perceptual expressions knowing others by voice alone He the personal assistant hands and means to action of another man equally as large paralyzed from neck down Trading hand for eyes rooted in brotherhood one pushes one voices the way together they make their path through history III. Gathering Strategic effort insight created the merging of forces such as these ADAPT united in voice with DNC The AHCA in town at the same time let's have some fun 86 arrested at the DNC after laying siege to Congressional Headquarters though not Presidentially approved Quick response heard as Presidential aide flew in from afar to assess the situation word came from Air Force 1 Bill voicing promises for CASA and long term care choices wide media coverage locked his words to history This would be a week of staying up all night waiting for buses to take us to jail overwhelmed as they were by the sheer numbers and complications |
In the morning sunrise to a caravan of vans awaiting our release quick jaunts back to the Hotels for re-gathering emerging to loud applause and shouts of praise Warriors returned from battle needing food and sleep and dreams to do it all again There for the aftermath 100 or so were locked up in the take-over of Memorial Drive 500+ in wheelchairs swarming with friends cameras flashing 3 hours before polls were to close Mid-afternoon traffic shutdown completely among wild cries of dissent 4 lanes of freeway goers blockaded unable to budge an inch or do a thing about it their secure little lives disrupted by a forced change in routine And on this day when all of America would be watching to see who would serve them as President into the new millennium with looks of bewilderment they would spy a scene from helicoptered view hawkeye a dark sea of writhing lights and people wheelchairs strapped linked bound in cuffs ADAPT didn't come to play crossing 4 lanes of traffic wide median intermingled in effort desperate attempt to voice bring focus to our cause The message is clear the bullshit must stop how far dot they want us to go??? people are dying every 3 minutes dying alone in some hide-away pissy smelling nursing home finally relieved of misery The Nazis pre-wartime Europe used propaganda films to justify genocide proving it economically sound to exterminate people with disabilities calling it Existence Without Life At least they offered a quick gaseous death as opposed to a lifetime of hopeless stagnation IV. Marriot Marquis Off to the Marquis for a little night action confront the murderers responsible for nursing home death when they killed Jesus they didn't think it wrong either Overwhelming defiance no subtleties to this act of civil disobedience political gestures loud yells of protest people excited top-floor rooms to see what was up Looking on with shocking disbelief as people flung themselves from their chairs every 3 minutes in remembrance and honor to the forgotten soldiers of the forgotten war those alone passing in a home easing the suffocation burdening their suffering soul Father bless these rainbow warriors sacrificing themselves standing proud under the flag of disability These people more real more alive than those full bodied souls stagnating in routine and every bit as fun as any i'd been around Each unique in ways tendencies doing things as they do in peculiar style I see the rest of America complaining about this or that complaining with empty words behind the back of the system but not doing shit at all America can learn from ADAPT needs ADAPT to get shit done who else is going to do it the politicians??? We've already tried that for 200 years ADAPt is going to get something done like the Apostles of Jesus passioned in righteous cause we have mission right in the eyes of the Father Like the grateful Dead ADAPT my new family a feeling of coming home like being found all over again true to my colors Pissed Off And Ready To Get Shit Done |