Thursday, January 21, 2021
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
capitalist elections
Another capitalist election consummated
Inaugurating a day meant to begin a new era
Presiding over a good and just government
Taking care of human needs above all else
Heralded as the triumph of democracy
With big plans to address the many crises
Bringing science and enlightened attitudes
To bear on everything that is a problem today
Taking up the urgent cause of global warming
Giving representation to people of color
Promising measures to lift up those in need
All welcome reforms should be encouraged
And so once again hopes are raised up
In a ceremony praising this country's ideals
By a politician financed by business owners
Who are certain to continue business as usual
In this country all dollars are created equal
All elections hinge on money from beginning to end
With the capitalists investing in their chosen politicians
Buying a government that serves their interests
Do not think that capitalism can change fundamentally
Forgoing the profits from pollution and exploitation
Eliminating systemic racism and abject poverty
Ending imperialist militarist aggression
The conflict between the people of the world
And the billionaires who take and take and take more
Will never be resolved through a capitalist election
That will always perpetuate a capitalist government
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
resilience
In time the initial shock wears off
Leaving the lingering hyper alert state
Eventually becoming exhausted in a deep fatigue
Needing extra sleep to begin recovery
It could be an accidental fall serious injury
Or perhaps receiving a dire diagnosis
Or even a dog pack attack from behind
A really bad experience etched in memory
Or so many other traumas that can happen
Damaging the entire person to a degree
Shaking the core sense of trust and safety
Sudden breaks that are slow to heal
If you have the concern and support
Given by sympathetic friends and family
That is some of the best medicine
Strengthening the bonds between people
A reminder that we are very vulnerable
Inhabiting this body that is so very fragile
In a world that includes random acts of violence
In addition to much kindness and beauty
All of us accumulate awareness over the years
That bad things happen now and then
Catching us by surprise when our guard is down
And yet we need that kind of innocence
Immersed in this moment in order to free ourselves
Doing our best to put any fearful thoughts aside
Opening ourselves up to enjoy this day
Letting go and letting the bad images fade out
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