Hāwane Rios Instagram – while confetti falls over thousands
is.raeli bombs fall over 1.7 million
innocent civilians who were told to
flee to Rafah for ‘safety’
hundreds of women and children
were murdered while a coin tossed
in the same amount of time for a game to end
hundreds lost their lives to genocide
i scream above the cheers and celebrations
not in my name
not in my name
not in my name
be it a whisper on the sea breeze
or embroidered onto the soul
i stand now and forever more
hawai‘i to palestine
to sudan to the congo
to our relatives of west papua
it is your name i sing tonight & every night
it is your name we lift to the altar of justice
it is your name we utter as truth and as prayer
i wish so deeply that people would care
truly care about what it happening to millions of real people
who have dreams
who have love stories
who have families
who have memories
who have wisdom
who are being annihilated right now as the world parties on
auē my soul is broken for our relatives of the north, east, west, south and everywhere in between
auē ke kūmākena
into ceremony i go Puu Huluhulu | Posted on 12/Feb/2024 10:11:09