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Malawi Birds a poem by Eric King

Posted on January 9, 2016 by erickingsupportcrew

Written in solidarity with the prisoners of Malawi who’s voices carry their stories beyond the walls that imprison them. I heard the Malawi birds they were bundled and stacked buried so deep but their voices reach so high does their location negate the warmth of their tears we can learn so much from suffering how long…

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“About Capitalism” a poem by Eric King

Posted on December 16, 2015 by erickingsupportcrew

These walls silent as the dark & lost haunting as a ghost these walls will fucking crush us all if we ever give up hope these walls steal inches by the hour pressing down & smashing joy these walls will gladly break us all if we ever give them the power these walls snap shots…

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“I refuse to make a habit” a poem by Eric King

Posted on October 31, 2015 by erickingsupportcrew

I refuse to make a habit of being oppressed or oppressive to wear chains and pretend they’re bracelets nothing orange is stylish these meals aren’t gifts and these captors aren’t our pals don’t give a fuck how their day is or if they’re breathing that pepper spray isn’t cologne these beatings aren’t for show the…

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Untitled poem by Eric King

Posted on August 30, 2015 by erickingsupportcrew

Living in open caskets breaking down into fractions if we’re animals are these our zoos? if god loves us are jails the pews? asleep but i’m awaken hunger strikes me the earth is shaken time is my only consumption living in broken societies breaking down into surrogate families i’m hungry for anything

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“A poem about being institutionalized” by Eric King

Posted on August 21, 2015 by erickingsupportcrew

art found here http://apiedimonte.deviantart.com/art/Jail-cell-1of-2-39677420 There’s no more bridges roses, flowers or gardens mutual friendship is foreign a dream like a soft mattress territorial beast w/out their homes no take out, just shake downs felt to be disowned only madness to look forward to calender days an abstract time away by the time they’ve parted  the…

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“We Forget” a poem by Eric King

Posted on August 21, 2015 by erickingsupportcrew

Hometown heroes forget we exist within morality the person shooting up was once someone’s everything cuddly kids call the president a primate, cause they hate his pigment not racist if it’s politics just more social biggots one pump of blood away from being a fleeting memory once pump and pull away from an unwanted family…

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A poem about freedom by Eric King

Posted on June 17, 2015 by erickingsupportcrew

One day the water that feeds              the grass Will wash away the stain      of captivity off me The clouds will open their arms in a                       Warm embrace Years of hurt and abstract existence         will be wiped clean I can’t smell freedom but one day                    we all might Days can’t be bought on the free market…

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Un-titled poem by Eric King

Posted on June 16, 2015 by erickingsupportcrew

There’s more to life than Judgements And gavels Dogmas and logos, division and Squalor There’s more to love than ego & control Connections between beating hearts And the rain that feeds the soil. Existence is observance And love can mean just learning Either we let go or we grow – EK

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“poem about darkness” by Eric King for June 11th

Posted on June 11, 2015 by erickingsupportcrew

This poem was written by Eric in solidarity with all of the long-term eco, anarchist and trans prisoners, it was inspired by his solitary confinement experience. “Poem About Darkness” I may never open these eyes again who knows maybe I’m already dead three inches of sunlight sure feels nice when the sun goes so do…

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“Battle Tested” poem by Eric King

Posted on June 11, 2015 by erickingsupportcrew

This poem was written in solidarity with the Baltimore rebels They couldn’t take the heat egos as fragile as their power structure bones break, convictions never they think the lions been put down more thorn in the paw they strike what they fear murderers and brutes, for our safety our skulls are crunched you are not…

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