There is a wall
There is a wall
The Mayor’s not here
We say
We cannot do without the Mayor
The Mayor asks
How can we get the people
We cannot do without the people
:- Doug.
Archive for August 8th, 2008
Give me my name
Give me my name
Until your lips say my name
Even if you say it wrong
I know
I do not exist
I am not
For you
So for us and for now
I am not
We are not
But when I give you your name
And you give me mine
We are
You and I and
The between
Are
And
Are possible
When we are meeting
We are becoming
Give me my name
And we’ll give us ours
We are, in
In our words—
In our glance—
Caught
In that catching
Is acting
Being and doing are one
Because you
Give me my name
Give me my name
When we meet
Give me my names
Boring, exciting, evocative,
Provocative, excitable, quiet
Shy, receptive, domineering
If you name me not
I am not here
I shrivel, I die
I am not
But O! When you
Give me my name
I am, I fly, I become
I do
:- Doug.
Fairs & booths, speaking heads & panels
Fairs & booths, speaking heads & panels of activists are essentially unsatisfying. They attract people out of curiosity, to pass information along. But they do not engage because they do not exact a price. Watching is not doing. Observing does little to foster ownership. If you want active people you must turn the movement over to them, ask them to take responsibility. You lose control. You gain friends. You gain reach, creativity, effectiveness.
:- Doug.
