Announcement from Citizens of Good

Important notice!

Disassociation from history

Is henceforth prohibited

As of this moment

We live in time

Walk in step

Acknowledge our purpose

Honor our people

Learn from our past

And build an honorable future

False claims of self-righteousness

Need not apply

It is no longer acceptable

To claim moral high ground

Accompanied by unearned privilege

With intent to harm

With intent to withhold

With intent to force alignment

We, the free

Reserve the right

To disturb piety

To silence oppression

To stand against brutality

To protect one another

To express rage in due process

To disrupt order when necessary

To obstruct violations against humanity

To disobey at every unjust turn

We implore

Fellow citizens of good

Fellow advocates for true peace

Fellow patrons of sacred love

Fellow members of the free race

To employ protocol

Built from time past

Prepared for time present

We ask

That you ready your minds

Prepare your hearts

Strengthen your bodies

Gentle your spirits

Awaken your anger

Activate your senses

Open your eyes

And humbly

Offer your lives

For

The time is now

The moment has come

And an in order to rise

We must be willing to fall

Author's note: This piece is written for the Poetry Challenge, Public Service Announcement.