by Monica Cook
Hippies were too brash
Hippies were too brash
Hippies allowed their excitement to get the best of them
Hippies spoke without thought
Hippies now have 401ks
Artists are now employed
Influential hippies are now dead
Influential hippies have killed themselves
I am an observer
I am one who learns
I have learned from my brother’s mistakes
I have seen the consistency of the opposition
I have seen the failure of consistency of their opposition
The answer is not a movement
The answer is not a childish fit
The answer is not in words
The answer is not in a revolution
The answer is not in a president
The answer is not to be left to others
The answers cannot be consolidated
The answer cannot be in a one man or one speech or one idea
The answer is many
The answer is always
The answer is in the timeline
The answer is slow and sure
The answer is in the focus of our wants
The answer is in the consistency over long periods of time
The answer is never letting your hopes pass
The answer is in keeping your eye on the world outside of yourself
The answer is knowledge of your surroundings
The answer is “No, motherfucker, I won’t do that”
The answer is open-mindedness
The answer is a open heart
The answer is in your brothers and sisters
The answer is far from simple
