Category: Images with Words Series: on the road with ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

Images with Words Series: on the road with ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
Art in the form of Smartphone Photography (Images) in collaboration with Poetic Words.

fuck off FSHD-1

life of late… has beaten and bloodied
my body ~ my spirit
as if I was being prepped
for offer to the gods
on the alter
of sacrifice ~
a fated victim….. for some
ancient Aztec ritual

life ain’t been easy
I’m so…. tired ~ not of life
my want to live
but the fuckin’ bullshit
the day to day crap….. tryin’ hard
to pull me down
drag me through ~
the cesspool
of melancholy
that sewer filled
with the waste of pitiful souls
given over to hopelessness

~whatever~

I will rise up….. again and again
my body ~ my spirit
despite being beaten and bloodied
I shall overcome the struggle
spit in the face of sickness and death
trial and tribulation ~ doin’ so
triumphantly
and jubilantly….
to live on and on

~peace out~

fuck off FSHD-1

Image & Words ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

HUMAN COMMUNITY STEW ~ ROUTINES

an American ethnicity ….
THEM in the know say
I ain’t got one
even though
America can be my nation
and based on genetics
the color of my skin
I have to check off
as my race …..   hmmmm ..…
whatever happened to
that identifier
THE HUMAN-KIND   ~
then we would not
have to decide
if the president
of the USA
is either
black or white
or something else
’cause it would then
be up to our acts and deeds
our service to humanity
that should define us
not the daily ROUTINES
we follow according to label
like zombies
without resistance
due to the
social conditioning ~ impregnating
our minds
from the drivel
of political party
media and advertisement

as far as that
ethnicity thing
I was born and raised
in America
I’m a little pinch
of this or that
all important ingredients
added to what makes up a stew
my grandfather called COMMUNITY

WE THE PEOPLE

experiencing
this mixed up blend
of diversity
interacting physically
and cognitively
as this
HUMAN COMMUNITY STEW
with an emergent
cultural flavor
of complexity
born of
WE THE PEOPLE
living and breathing
each day
within a portion
of shared land
while still being
a part of
THE HUMAN-KIND   ~
progressively learning
what freedom truly is
or is not
and too
what freedom has still
not fully become   ~
~    especially
for many
of our brothers and sisters
as to equality and rights
being a normal reality
of liberty
and that WE THE PEOPLE
represent
so much more than
race ~
skin color ~ sex ~ gender
nationality ~ ethnicity
culture ~ belief
and economic status
the daily ROUTINES
we follow according to label
like zombies
without resistance ….

WE THE PEOPLE
of planet earth
are
THE WHOLE HUMAN-KIND   ~
a little pinch
of this or that
all important ingredients
added to what makes up a stew
my grandfather called COMMUNITY

HUMAN COMMUNITY STEW

peace out

Words by    ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

a revision of the poem – HUMAN COMMUNITY STEW – from the book – Peace Out Poems for World Healing World Peace and The Human Race

Open Dialogue: Non-Violent Direct Action

 
We the People
as far as I SEE it
as a social activist
filled with a spiritual
felt-sense
must proactively
bring about
Social Change
through the use of
Non-violent
Direct Action  ~
a type of direct action
that creates an atmosphere
of effective communication
entwined with empathy
patience
and tolerance
where a process of learning
development and growth
is initiated
by way of a healing
and peaceful
process 
a form of Non-violent
Direct Action
known as
Open Dialogue
 
Open Dialogue
a manner of communication
that encourages
an environment
of free expression
and listening
without fear of reproach
a process
not so prone
to proselytizing  ~
that browbeating
laced with scorn
or seething condemnation
where We the People
~  the Human-Kind
will feel a part
of the equation  …..
be more willing
to confront
and air out
those suppressed
predispositions
inhibitions
and stereotypes
that work against finding
any cures for societal ills
 
peace out  ~
 
Words and Image by  ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

the HUMAN-KIND ~ I am a believer !

the HUMAN-KIND
an evolving species
capable of
creative acts….   producing
everything
from bad
all the way to
the good
some would say
the HUMAN-KIND
is
inherently
evil
yes
there are
those naysayers
and doomsayers
that seemingly focus
on the misdeeds
of humanity …..   failing
to note or recall
the positive
and productive acts
that helped to
evolve and sustain
the human species
through time …..
often
the way
one human
sees another
or views
a group of humans
from bad
all the way to
the good
appears limited
by the filtering process of
social conditioning
a tunnel vision effect
experienced
while living
with a limited amount
of humans
or specific groups
of humans
socially fenced off
from other humans
behind the barriers of race  ~
skin color   ~   sex   ~   gender
nationality   ~   ethnicity
culture   ~   belief
and economic status
divisions stirring
a dis-ease
between factions of
the HUMAN-KIND
a tea like drink
steeped to the brim
with predisposition
inhibition
and stereotype
infectious ingredients
that brew societal ills

despite such
factors and conditions
the HUMAN-KIND
through my eyes
as a self-proclaimed
Mystic Visionary
Spiritual Warrior
Pro-Human …..   Social Activist
Performance Artist   ~

I am a believer…..
in the HUMAN-KIND

the vision and intent
behind my positive
pro-human
proactive message
as it pertains
to this matter of belief
in the HUMAN-KIND

I now quote my own prose…..

“This idea of KIND,  where humanity ultimately becomes more fully aware of its Kind, THE HUMAN-KIND !  The one and only realization of a Kind by its KIND, regardless the diverse labels of race, skin color, sex, gender, nationality, ethnicity, culture, belief or economic status.  Where ONE KIND, We the people of planet earth set aside our differences and unitedly focus on one objective, the future survival of ALL THE HUMAN-KIND.  Spiritually as a collective, We the people need to envision the wisdom and benefit of working together to increase the overall well-being of all humanity.   A collective conscious, transitional process of spiritual awareness that proactively co-creates a social environment of global healing through the non-violent direct action of OPEN DIALOGUE.   A proactive way of communication that leads to a peaceful coexistence among We the people of planet earth and the everlasting preservation of THE HUMAN-KIND.”

“If expecting tolerance to be learned by others, then through example the tolerant, should patiently exhibit tolerance for those learning to be tolerant; even if, the intolerant are becoming tolerant, a lot slower than what is expected by the tolerant; how else should the tolerant expect the intolerant to learn tolerance?”

create social change
through Non-violent
Direct Action
initiate learning
and development
by way of the peaceful
and healing process
of Open Dialogue

peace out

~Keith Alan Hamilton~

Dedicated to my fellow social activist friend and mentor for peace, David Eberhardt and his 138 page memoir –  For All the Saints, a Protest Primer.

well worth the struggle

Peace and Love
Love and Peace
for and with
ALL our KIND
HUMAN-KIND

a Kind
that’s one
of many kind’s
living and non-living
in nature
a species
made up of INDIVIDUALS
each and every-ONE
a HUMAN
ALL should have
HUMAN-RIGHTS

RIGHTS for HUMANS
as INDIVIDUALS
based around
HUMAN
born ideals
of choice
liberty  ~  freedom
equality
justice
and prosperity
a pro-human
vision
that is well worth
the struggle

create social change
through Non-violent
Direct Action
initiate learning
and development
by way of the peaceful
and healing process
of Open Dialogue

peace out

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

the ALL word

I will say it again…

RIGHT of choice
liberty  ~  freedom
equality
justice
and prosperity
for ALL our Kind
HUMAN-KIND

why do some
not get
the ALL word
ALL = INDIVIDUALS
first and foremost
regardless
the group labels
of race
skin color
sex
gender
nationality
ethnicity
culture
belief
or economic status

if ALL
INDIVIDUALS
have the RIGHT
of choice
liberty  ~  freedom
equality
justice
and prosperity
then ALL groups
would have the SAME

create social change
through Non-violent
Direct Action
initiate learning
and development
by way of the peaceful
and healing process
of Open Dialogue

peace out

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

I Tought I taw Tweety Twump

Trump WORLD
the place
of yesteryear
where the
out and out lie
the bumbling rant
and the spewing
of hate
through a social media
tweet
as exemplified
by the POTUS
of the time
became
the accepted norm
for the destructive antics
of DISCOMMUNICATION

HOLY SHIT …..

I Tought I taw Tweety Twump

peace out

Art by Helene Ruiz
Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

blacksmith named Gabriel ~ Scars of Injustices

I’m this artist
who likes to tell a story
of words with an image
captured in time
~    today with
Smartphone in hand
I begin my
photographic journey
along the Slave Trail
in Richmond
Virginia
a somber place
representative of
cruel and hard endings
for some
of us human beings …..
hung from
the once was
hillside gallows
for instance
a 24 year old blacksmith
named Gabriel
aroused with
the spiritual vision
that in the eyes
of the creator
all people
despite color of skin
are a part of
The Human-Kind
equal with
every kind of
man and woman
~    however
such a righteous revelation
to evolve The Human-Kind
beyond the defining of race
by skin color
was put to death
due to ignorance
and ill perceived
sanctimoniousness
‘cause some
of a certain skin color
blinded by the trade
of slavery
were not yet
so enlightened
about the benevolent ways
of God Almighty
for all    ~

but to the unmindful
passerby
~    driving down
Broad Street
over a bridge
this place appears to be
a green grass
park like lawn
next to some
railroad tracks
not long ago
a paved over parking lot
~    sleepily awaiting
a full resurrection
of remembrance ….   for
all those buried there
now a parcel of land
with a shrine
known as
the Negro Burial Ground
but more ethnically
named
the African Ancestral
Burial Ground   ~

like the blacksmith
named Gabriel
this experience
emerges forth
a spiritual vision
within me
this everyday
human being
no better than anyone else
where the color of …..
a person’s skin
shines on the beauty
and rich character
of their ethnicity
and yet
in the light of    ~
equality for all
skin color does not
determine Kind
‘cause the human
belongs to only one KIND
The Human-KIND
if not ….
then resurrect
the Richmond gallows
and hang me on the hillside
it would be an honor
to be buried
next to my fellow
human beings
especially
that blacksmith
named Gabriel

eternally a part of the shrine
to the Scars of Injustices

peace out

Art by Helene Ruiz
Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

Dedicated to my sister and art mentor Helene Ruiz ..  Peace out humanity ! A revision of a poem called – blacksmith named Gabriel – a part of my Slavery in America Image with Words Collection ~ Virginia Edition.

boldly speak

We
the people
of planet earth
are just
ONE of a KIND
among other kind’s
of the living
and non-living
in nature
WE are THE HUMAN-KIND

WE
of our KIND
must not kneel
in
silence
before the sword
of a tyrant  ~
in
defiance
WE
must stand firm
united
for the sake of
choice
liberty  ~  freedom
equality
justice
and prosperity for ALL
INDIVIDUALS
WE
must boldly
speak
through forms
of Non-violent
Direct Action
that are effective
enough
to bring
social change
for the overall
betterment
of HUMAN=KIND
however  ~
not so direct
the ACT ITSELF
draws attention away …..
from the MESSAGE
WE
must then use
more productive ways
to spread
the message

LIKE
OPEN DIALOGE

a peaceful
and healing manner
of communicating
that will
initiate
and encourage
learning  ~
development
and social change
~  patiently
and tolerantly  ~
until
the tyrant
surrenders
forevermore …..
rendered
silent
before
those who
boldly speak

peace out

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~