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Terrorist

by César A. Cruz – (teolol)

you can call me a colombian terrorist by all means if it means that i oppose the lies you spew on tv

Farabundo and Sandino must smile cuz' they've been taking on your shady style for more than a minute

you can plan a coup and name it operation u.s.-is-tryin'-to-screw but i will still stand against you cuz we are no longer blind, deaf and dumb

believing the yadi-yada of the star spangled banner that disguises conquest as progress

and if i must pull a citizen's arrest on george bush both junior and senior for the war crimes against colombianos afghanis and centro-americanos well then you have the right to remain silent and everything you say is currently being used against you so you can hire channels 2, 4, 7 and 11 and pay off the n.y. and l.a. times but it is in the people's rhymes that count 1 of extortion is filed against you for illegally taking power when your little brother rigged an election down there where the southern heat makes punching holes in ballots a task too large for the average american

and we file count 2 for murder at an unprecedented rate of blacks and latinos on death row as you served as governor in hang 'em texas but you had your wardens do the dirty work as you stole both oil & hope from people who believed your compassionate conservative bull

and we file count 3 naming you the world's public enemy a global terrorist trying to manhandle and enslave the world over with your lies and fancy media alibis but we know that under the veil you're the terrorist in disguise that we despise

and so instead call me a colombian terrorist if that's all you can label me pigeonhole me try and silence me but I will come at you with rhymes

protests

and chants

from all directions til' your empire like Rome's crumbles

. . . 2002 cruz, césar

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--biography found at www.brownpride.com/cesar

Cesar A. Cruz is an internationally renowned poet, educator and human rights activist. From marching 76 straight miles to hunger striking for 16 days, Mr. Cruz has dedicated his life to fighting injustice. His relentless drive and passion has touched the lives of many, and his writings have received praise from activists and scholars throughout the world. Author Rodolfo Acuna sees "Cesar as one of the new martyrs of our people." Acclaimed author and activist Luis Rodriguez depicts Cesar's writings as filled with "fierce insight and righteous rage." But Mr. Cruz shrugs off the accolades with a humble smile and a thought. "I'm not important; we're but seeds of social change. Our role is a simple one;'To comfort the disturbed, and to disturb the comfortable.' Nothing more, and nothing less! the terrorist.