Independence Day Wish

[Michael]

Posting this has become a yearly tradition for me.

I wish for independence from the past,
might overruling right,
white men encountering
their new world,
slaughtering
its true inhabitants.

I wish for independence from the arrogance,
fostering false license
to hawk,
redeem extensions
of our own humanity
to dance attendance
upon the burdens
of wealth.

I wish for independence from the blindness
guiding us westward,
turning nature
into dirt interruptions
without offering notice
to peace,
upon which we trampled.

I wish for independence from the gluttony
which continued
to swallow whole
territories suitable
for planting white seeds,
pulverizing cultures.

I wish for independence from conformity,
born of urban sprawl,
away from cities,
conceiving jealousy
of blood pumping
within mere feet
of white picket fences.

I wish for independence from The Corporacracy,
governing body
governing bodies,
stratifying rich from poor,
life from death,
blending earth
with destruction.

To friendship,
Michael

“The workers have more power with their hands in their pockets than all the bosses put together” – early organizer Big Bill Hayward co-founder of The Industrial Workers of the World during the Bread and Roses Strike of 1912

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[firsty]

michael, your contributions would be very welcome at Steal This Book Part 2:

http://stealthiswiki.nine9pages.com