Come Together in a Solidarity Run Enchanted. Hypnotized with demise and astray with decay, the screaming lay bleeding at the grabbing urgency to run in protest of a disturbing uptick in anti-Asian hate. A broken peaceful future. The anger and fear it magnified to rival a different experience of fleeing COVID-19 pandemic bodies in piles, grabbing for survival. Coming together in a solidarity run across the country to learn more about good in the AAPI communities. Keep going, keep going. As the beast eats its prey, the misperception is deception but our legs aren’t broken. Someone is hunting the future of play yet the spirit of our children isn’t broken Come together, All groups. We come together to run days and miles to bring back the lost from the lies in disguise. 2021 © Michelle LT O’Hearn
Writer’s Statement
This poem for the 30 for 30 Project is comprised of my two poems-turned-into-songs, Golden Grey (p.113) and Rhythm to Keep Going (p.115), published in the Riverside Writers River Tides (2017) anthology (ISBN: 9181973803133), and the Runners World article Runners Across the Country Come Together in Solidarity With the AAPI Community (Neophytou, 2021, Mar 24, retrieved from https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a35912555/solidarity-runs-to-stop-asian-hate/)
Bio
Michelle O’Hearn manages large health system projects, sings and performs as “MiCKi O’Hearn”, is a published author and songwriter as a member of BMI, Riverside Writers, PSV and VWC. Born and raised in Virginia, she’s always outdoors as an avid multi-distance runner with 50-miles as her longest race to date. Learn more at http://www.facebook.com/mickiohearn
30 for 30 is sponsored by Potomac Review
