Working For Change
“Anyone
who puts his or her talent and effort
toward changes for the better
has tremendous
muscle.
(Much more than the negative people,
the destructive people.)
Because they have history
on their side
and they have the desires of the people
on their side
so they really can be very powerful
without all that much effort.
If you want to change
you can’t be desperate
even if the situation is difficult.
The fact that it’s good for the cause,
it’s good for you.
Because you become part of a community
that’s working to change
and that’s a very healthy thing.
You’re not just
grousing
and
complaining
but you’re working.
That will take away your blues.”
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017
This is a found poem, a direct quote from Malvina Reynolds, taken from “Love it Like a Fool: A Film About Malvina Reynolds” at 25:35.
https://archive.org/details/loveitlikeafoolafilmaboutmalvinareynolds
This is a found poem, a direct quote from Malvina Reynolds, taken from “Love it Like a Fool: A Film About Malvina Reynolds” at 25:35.
https://archive.org/details/loveitlikeafoolafilmaboutmalvinareynolds
"tremendous muscle" These are going to be poems for our times, methinks. I am looking forward to this series, ML. And I'm going to listen to Malvina's music too...new to me. Thank you for the double gift. xx
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and that’s a very healthy thing."
I know that I'm looking in this same direction for health these days. And maybe poetry and the community of the Poetry Month Project is just the thing, too!
Like Amy, I'm looking forward to your work on this project.