how many times
even only in recorded history
have people made some amazing
transformative alternative
to stodgy normal behavioral patterning
stamped out by those with power
and vested interests
how many times
has the forward social advancement
of general human interest been walked back
by wealthy plutocrats who can’t bear change
for the sake of the width of their wallets
or growth of those familiar things
leading to gain of the few
with disregard of the many
how many times
must we engage in the fight
to control our own will
formulate our own choices
dissolve those things we recognize as harmful
without wealth standing in the way
it’s tempting
to want to burn everything to the ground
it’s easy
to be angry
or fall asleep leaving the mess
for others to clean
the war
for others to fight
in the familiar streets
but we’ve seen it done
we know it works when communities of people
join together under a single banner
speak out against the failings of our parents
we know
property is less important than people
wealth is less important than wellbeing
let’s fight with our voices
like an ocean do not divide
their ships are sleek and fast
and cut the waves
but the water is wide
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