By Chris 은미 Yi Suh on
Run to the water
To rivers overflowing
Waves of the collective
Dream and rise with us
Fortress of our ancestors
Surround and guide
Echoing of legacies
Across the moonlit sky
In spirit and in struggle
Our movement is found
Protest, march, shout
Pray, rest,
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By Chris 은미 Yi Suh on
Run to the water
To rivers overflowing
Waves of the collective
Dream and rise with us
Fortress of our ancestors
Surround and guide
Echoing of legacies
Across the moonlit sky
In spirit and in struggle
Our movement is found
Protest, march, shout
Pray, rest, sing
Dance, laugh, eat
Bear witness to Love
Threads of resistance
Unravel injustice
Hope is our discipline
Liberation our vision
Streams of living water
Are washing over us
Can you feel the mist?
The thunderous waves
Pounding in our souls?
We are alive, we are breathing, we are here
Run to the water
To rivers overflowing
Humanity as one
Revolution is rising
Author’s note: The line “hope is our discipline” draws on the wisdom of organizer and abolitionist Mariame Kaba, who teaches that “hope is a discipline.”*
* Kaba, Mariame. “Hope Is A Discipline feat. Mariame Kaba” Beyond Prisons Podcast Episode 19, interviewed by Brian Sonenstein & Kim Wilson, January 2018. https://www.beyond-prisons.com/home/hope-is-a-discipline-feat-mariame-kaba?rq=mariame
Streams of Living Water painted with Korean indigenous materials and acrylic on Hanji mulberry paper by Chris 은미 Yi Suh
