An artesian well springing up from an infinite source.Let it gush out so the water can take it’s course.Giving drink to those who thirst. It’s the creativity deep inside your heartOf an infinite whole you are an infinite partLet the dam burst Let the power of who you are flow outUnencumbered by ingrained fears and …
Author Archives: Andrew Wehrheim
I Was Mistaken
I am sorry I was mistaken I thought it was you Who made me feel alive Who Liberated my soul Who released and inspired my creativity I am sorry I was mistaken It was not you Although you helped Like many others through the years In your own unique way But I was mistaken When …
Connection
Do you remember when I called out to you in song And you sang back Voices blending in perfect harmony Beautiful yet haunting/ soft yet strong We called forth something older than time Brighter than the day/ darker than night Our song created someone new Something that can never die. Connection/Addiction/I have this Affliction And …
Did You Survive the Night?
I’m sorry I couldn’t prevent night from falling. That I failed to hold the sun in its place. Would you believe me if I told you I tried? My hands are seared from the burns. My arms drained of their strength. My will is shattered. Night fell like a heavy blanket pulling the sun down. …
ICE Raids Deepen the Wound and Strengthen the State
Days after a lone anti-immigrant gunman murdered over 20 people in El Paso the Immigration and Customs Agency (ICE) raided food production plants in Mississippi detaining around 680 people. Some tried to flee but were quickly detained. Others watched in shock and horror as family members, co-workers, and friends were taken away. 680 people. Folks …
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The Nothing I’ve Become
I know you’re hurting too But it feels like you’ve left me in my pain To die again and again I know you’re hurting too But how am I supposed to know I’d rather be your foe Then to be the nothing I’ve become. Your ears are deaf and your mouth is dumb So you …
i am nothing
I am nothing. Just as I’ve always been. Not an illusion, only a delusion Not even a dream or a distant memory Maybe a rumor. But one that was never told let alone spread Only if I was once alive could I then be dead. For a moment I thought I was alive. For a …
It’s not Guns. It’s our Culture
The American State is founded upon White Male Bourgeois Supremacy. The Declaration of Independence forever stigmatizes Natives as “merciless Indian Savages.” The Constitution of the United States dehumanizes African American slaves by designating each individual to be on 3/5 of a person (technically counted 3 out of every 5 slaves a human. You do the …
The Dilemma of Lost Time
Self discovery and inner work are not priorities in our culture. Our culture is geared toward turning kids into adults. The goal is to fit children into the molds that will make them productive workers when they come of age. The emphasis is upon the outer with no thought at worst, and secondary consideration at …
The Revolutionary Potential of Integrated Pain
Che Guevara said that a Revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love. Love is the foundation for true Revolutionary Change. Love is the source of Revolutionary Courage. Love is the fountainhead of Revolutionary strength. And love is extremely fragile To love others we must love ourselves. This is a revolutionary act in a society …
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