It seems like
Every month the
Paycheck pays for
Less and less and
Decisions have to be
Made regarding what
To pay for or put off
For another time as
The quarterly reports
Tied to CEO pay driven by
Investors’ expectations
And rampant greed
Make every product smaller,
Less of a value,
And a larger chunk
Of small budgets,
Forcing painful choices.
For the world to be
Whole, beautiful, loving,
We simply need to
Experience it through
The clarity of being healthy
Rather than filtering it
Through our wounded selves.
Profiting
From war doesn’t
Lead to conciliation.
Bellicose
Words don’t
Invite dialogue.
Suspicion and
Hatred don’t
Bring us together.
Peace
Is
Possible.
We just
Need to
Practice it.
She remembers
The faces telling
Her who she is
And what she should do,
Messages interpreted
As truth rather
Than opinion.
Not sure she
Can do it,
She nevertheless
Gives it a try
And finds out that
She was capable of it
The whole time.
He’s still exactly
As she remembered him,
Whether that’s a
Disappointment will
Be revealed after
The conversation begins
And the things that
Have never been said
Try to make an appearance.
Just so its
Perfectly clear:
I polluted your
Water knowingly,
It fits with my
General philosophy
About business being
Able to do whatever
It wants and everyone
Else fending for
Himself or herself.
I don’t care if there are
Many other, more humane,
Ways to govern,
I take care of myself
And my own, period.
Throughout the square,
People walk quickly
And slowly, with
Purpose and randomly,
Going to wherever it is
They have to go or
No destination at all.
A woman looks at her watch,
A child runs after a ball,
Two men chat animatedly,
Pigeons take flight,
A statue quietly looks on.
The exhausting struggle
Between pessimism and optimism,
One seeing all the things
We can’t change and
The other visualizing
A new day. No small feat,
Convincing a doubter that
We can actually do
Something to help the poor,
Reverse the tide of
Discrimination, improve
Everyone’s quality of life,
Live in peace,
Save the planet.
It’s been shown time and again
That human beings can do
Amazing things to help
One another, enduring evidence
We are capable of moving beyond
Trepidation to collaboration.
He stands commandingly at
The podium, gesturing with
Contrived hand motions,
Wearing a creepy, plastered smile,
Confidently proclaiming that
He will take away
Everyone’s health care,
Limit women’s rights,
Deport the immigrants,
And continue his passionate
Pursuit of helping the rich while
Destroying everyone else;
The crowd cheers wildly.
