Optimism and Solidarity for the Syrian Revolution

This year I've been having a change of heart on Syria. I've long thought that Obama should have put in place a no fly zone or even overthrown Assad with NATO air support, for the sake of stability. I still thought the concept of doing it last year seemed like a recipe for world war, and to be honest, a no fly zone probably wouldn't have worked. For a while I also thought that the non-existent US arming of anti-Assad rebels was a mistake which led to the war. In the last two years I was nearly accepting the Assadist line of how he's the lesser of two evils, although I always wavered on this. Lately in my readings I've come to completely different conclusions, which I feel are important to share. Sorry to announce an unpopular opinion, but the Assadist line is self-serving nonsense. So take a seat and hear my message.

Beat the Brow, Adolescence Clock

Today's the first day

Living for nobody

Nothing's behind my back

Nobody up my sleeve

It's the mystery serenade

To greet me to sleep tonight;

It's the kiss

Of the moonlight.

Though love has spat

My desire back at me

At least I'm here

In the darkness, at bat.

The creek moves on

Waters-a-flowing

Dreams are showing

And a little admiration, too.

As long as I'm feeling it

There's a nice, gentle step.

Long as I live it

There's a love that runs deep.

There's a heart I can keep

And all the love I can spare

To reach the wearier heart

Though journeys'll be steep.

Even when you feel

Deep down inside, in that tender place:

You've done enough

You've failed, at last

You can just sit and remember

Let the gloom console you a while

And stay a while

Because this could go on forever.

This could go on forever

Just you and me

and the dreams that flow the walls.

John Lockers