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Here are some of Rodney’s brief pieces from the Facebook page War Resister in Sanctuary that have had a powerful impact:
12/09/22
“A Conscience Equinox”
The world is in great need of a mental equinox conscience shift
It’s time for mankind to evolve further and beyond war’s dark rift
It’s time for the human race to start treating life as a precious gift
The path to peace has always been there but elitist choose to drift
It’s time to get up and stand up, it’s time for us all to rise and lift
Because money spent on war could end all poverty fast and swift
~Rodney Watson Jr.
12/10/09
“The Good Fight”
No matter my ending, I know that I have fought the good fight
I once was blind but after being deployed my eyes saw the light
I risked my life for lies in Iraq, while the elite slept well at night
All for sad diabolical greed that creates war with no end in sight
No matter their darkness, this little light of mine remains bright
~Rodney Watson Jr.
12/08/10
“Walking This Way”
After removing the wool from mine eyes I saw Iraq in a new way
I saw a land occupied and the children just wanted to run & play
A personal assessment of a war based on lies not worth the pay
Wish I could reach world leaders to bring troops home each day
Never blending in, no matter what arm chair patriots have to say
We all must become beacons of light, shining like a Hot Sun ray
Must keep love in our hearts, even when sanity has gone astray
~Rodney Watson Jr.
12/08/11
“Turn the Page!!”
We can all get along for Olympics but not the bigger world stage?
If the world can share Medals and smiles, we can end War’s rage
We are ALL the authors of history and it’s time to start a new page
Time to exit the old ways of war & time for a new conscience Age
No more fighting a rich man’s war while getting paid a low wage
The real criminals in high places should be the ones put in a cage
A planet at a boiling point but who’s checking the pressure gauge?
~Rodney Watson Jr.
12/09/26
“Together in Solidarity”
We must continually reaffirm daily that the future is in our hands
We the people in solidarity must make the elite hear our demands
Ending nation building overseas and no more troops in their lands
Together we must aspire to encourage others during their stands
Every voice does matter, so make em as loud as marching bands
It’s time to allow courage to absorb into all our cells and glands
Need to act now before a new war begins in Iranian desert sands
~Rodney Watson Jr.
12/09/24
“Healing Well Overdue”
I can hear the earth and humanity crying out for healing
But their cries for change ignored by war’s death dealing
Time to replace the numbness with some life and feeling
Put an end to wars that are just big corporations stealing
Red lines being drawn while Nuclear hypocrisy is chilling
The poor fight while the elite find profits from war thrilling
~Rodney Watson Jr.
12/08/02
“Until I See the Light”
No more marching but I gotta keep on pushing towards the light
The Love in my heart gives me the courage of Lions to win the fight
Greeted by sand storms in Iraq when I got off that long C130 flight
Made it through flames of war but now I want a Peace so bright
Slight form of PTSD still keeping me up many moons & many night
Lyrical abstract & memories painting a mental picture out of sight
The world waking up and now I don’t feel alone now in my plight
Push past critics because their bark is always worse than their bite
~Rodney Watson Jr.
12/10/10
“Poetic Artillery”
Growing up, no doubt we was the poorest on our family’s tree
That means I’m used to struggle and not a stranger to poverty
I survived many bad situations, this has always been my reality
Ain’t nothing new under the sun for me, just a change of scenery
Graduated the school of hard knocks, just to enter war machinery
Caught up in a economic draft, I thought I was fighting for liberty
I went AWOL before they could make my deployments a trilogy
I been to Hell and back but the light of love still resides in me
Knowing that too many families fell victim to lies and trickery
Now I resist and speak out so no more face this elite misery
President got a Peace prize but the wars END is still a mystery
No more M16’s or M29’s but nowadays my voice is my artillery
~Rodney Watson Jr.
12/07/31
“Inspiration Detection”
Allot of well spoken words mean nothing if war is their selection
Less enthusiastic because poverty ain’t seen change last election
Images on T.V. of cops beating civilians but this is our protection
I’m trying to spread peace & love like a very contagious infection
A little bit of Malcolm and Martin, clashing in my minds intersection
In Sanctuary but only see a free mind when I do see my reflection
Critics and haters get swatted like flies, cant get past my deflection
~Rodney Watson Jr.
12/08/14
“Love Is”
Love is life and Love at times can go unseen but always can be felt
Love comforts when times get hard and the tightening of your belt
Love can also help you play any type of hand you have been dealt
Love can be witnessing new life that made your heart just melt 🙂
Love is the beautiful flower of life that we all must never let welt
The world is in need of a Love shower like rain that falls and pelt
Love is good in every culture and in every language it’s been spelt
~Rodney Watson Jr.
