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bound to machines
bow to fluorescence
rotating through cycles
sweating the essence of effort
lost empathy in narcissistic misery
held heavy aloft
vanity’s purchase
for digital mirrors
lacking a purpose
a broader perspective, beyond reflections
wind wails past the windows
huffing stale air
complain and perspire
climb stairs to nowhere
instruments measure success, a number deceptive
close-by horizons forever depicted in distance
struggle and strive but remain
retain a stagnant disposition
remain in a static position

escaping, fleeing in fear
cross invisible lines
a reason just that is clear
to protect lives

flicker flame
dripping cloth
shatter impact
spill full of
combusting liquids
makes more sense, a bigger difference than any vote
not democracy but a crushing yoke
corporate oligarchy
blood and oil their alchemy
to spill, to soak

It’s the national xenophobia superiority delusion
in the bigot lies of the media
in a vote grabbing decision
it's the ping -pong politics that punish humans seeking refuge
exercising a right to asylum, refused
in mental illness factories
indefinite incarceration
suicidal tendencies
death sentence deportation


a homeland without barriers
country not owed by us
plants, water, rock, and dirt
did the first people here tell you that it was yours?
did your god whisper in your ear your birth right privilege assured?

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from Stockades, released June 17, 2013

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