‘No one’ is a Powerful Person To Be in a Fascist Regime: In Solidarity With Los Angeles Protesters
In response to the militarized reactions to the Los Angeles protests against ICE from the Trump Administration, The Catalyst launched a flash submission campaign to show solidarity. The following poem, "‘No one’ is a powerful person to be in a fascist regime", is from Kal Holder.
The verge of martial law tastes like pepper doused in gasoline
Tear gas lingers in the air, and the chants have turned to screams. Indecipherable from protestors and
perpetrators.
Drums. Flash-bangs. Sweat and Tears.
A battle of will, but one side has guns.
The victor chooses the narrative
It is not enough
Our movements can’t forget that violence
is the only language fascists speak.
Turn up the beat when you bleed in the street. Let the cameras see the joy and hear the ruckus
Curfews can’t hold back the crush of our bodies as we push against their pedestals and take away their
power.
Family trees must not be uprooted
They only have the power they take from us
Don’t give it freely