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Dawn Ride by ~Lividia:iconLividia:

Categories Literature > Poetry > Narrative > Spoken Word


I ride into the morning
My rig hangs from my shoulders
Lightweight for the fight
The engine vibrates under my boots.

I glance around idly
Exchange a nod, a look
Apprehension on every face
Determined silence.

I start to worry, as usual
Do I have enough bandage?
Enough gauze? Enough tape?
Are the radios charged?

I look to my colleague
New medic, second job
I smile, try to look calm
The tension breaks.

The singing starts
Protestors' jukebox
The other minibus passes
Why aren't we as calm as them?

We go over the plans
Ready the locks and chains
Sandwiches disappear like magic
Water is drunk, it may be a while.

Lights flash on the far hill
Blue lights, the enemy
They shine for miles
Against the black before dawn.

The radio crackles
"Echo-four-seven, stand to."
Gear is stowed, harnesses tightened
Here I go again.  


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This one's about the ride to a protest I was on last year. I won't say where. It was unbelievably tense that morning. 3 or 4 in the morning, freezing cold, and we're in this convoy of minibuses going along these country lanes towards a site where we're certain to meet violence. Beautiful scenery, normally I would have had my eyes glued to the window, but that day we were all in our weird little space.

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~breakfast-with-lenny:iconbreakfast-with-lenny: Jan 10, 2006, 7:01:39 AM
you have quite an exciting life!
~Lividia:iconLividia: Jan 10, 2006, 12:46:25 PM
That action was a siege, I was on the first wave to go in but we had waves of people coming all day.

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"Your enemies are those who would assign to you an enemy. "

I like chip butties and I cannot lie...

Co-admin of ~Activists
Revolution: [link]
~evnishen:iconevnishen: Jan 10, 2006, 4:03:42 PM
wow soo cool!!
to be honest rather than a protest this sounds like some one preparing to land at D-Day (but without the mini buses,lol).
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mein herz brennt

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Моё сердце горит
~Lividia:iconLividia: Jan 10, 2006, 4:07:40 PM
Sometimes it can be a bit like that. On actions where you're planning to disrupt stuff of military or financial importance planning is everything, or you're snatched up in a heartbeat and accomplish nothing. Just before dawn is a good time to hit somewhere because the driver can get clear without getting stuck in traffic.

--
"Your enemies are those who would assign to you an enemy. "

I like chip butties and I cannot lie...

Co-admin of ~Activists
Revolution: [link]
~evnishen:iconevnishen: Jan 10, 2006, 4:26:13 PM
thanks i will remember that!
Can i ask, it may seem strange, where have you protested??
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mein herz brennt

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Моё сердце горит
~Lividia:iconLividia: Jan 10, 2006, 4:32:32 PM
All over the U.K., and next year I'm hitting the G8 in Germany. Depending on the state of the protests there I'll most likely be embedded with Revolution, either that or I'll be on an advanced trauma crew. I specialise in snatch rescue from "hot zones". Of course there's a chance I won't be covering medical at all, my German not being too fluent, in which case I'll be a bit less concerned about getting arrested because I won't have the same amount of responsibilities.

--
"Your enemies are those who would assign to you an enemy. "

I like chip butties and I cannot lie...

Co-admin of ~Activists
Revolution: [link]
~eleguara-eshu:iconeleguara-eshu: Jan 10, 2006, 10:14:53 PM
mm been there and at some point it bacomes like a job.U r rigth about logistics, they can be the deference between failure and succes of an action.
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