Fort DeSoto March 1, 2020

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Felts Audubon to Terra Ceia February 29 2020

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Honeymoon Island February 28, 2020

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the essence of alienation

As a worker compelled to do a job for pay

Putting aside what else I might like to do 

Closing off what else I might like to think about 

That is the essence of alienation from oneself. 

Living that way for most of my adult life

Being a commodity sold to perform a task 

Serving the needs of whatever business to make money 

For the purpose of enriching the owners. 

Working for a nonprofit not altogether different 

With job descriptions and structures similarly organized 

Though the enterprise mission may be to help people

Supervisors push for efficiency and productivity. 

Having partners as a founder of an idealist company

Hiring staff with the best intentions to do right by them

Selling software to help social service providers doing good 

Yet still we separated off into our own private office class.

The divisions so intrinsic to our society inform everything 

Creating a mindset that has us competing individually to survive 

Learning to distrust what we are told by self-serving people 

Watching out that what little we have isn't taken away. 

No longer having to worry about any of that personally 

Being old enough to be finished with working for wages

Being fortunate to have ample finances to support me 

Allows me the leisure to fully experience my humanity. 

Paying attention to whatever interests me each day 

Creating images and words making meaning as I see fit

Sharing my thoughts with the people who know me

Enjoying the time I have being with loved ones near me.