i
like to start with the things
we
might agree on
with
very few exceptions
capital
is a greasy machine
like
a field of tanks
it'll
roll right over every flora & fauna
mistook
for an enemy
the
oily politicians of the R & D variety
(not
research & development)
will
line their brooks brothers suits
overstuffed
mansion cushions
and
off-shore bank accounts
with
the big payoffs
a
return on investment
the
dollar has a million faces
and
bodies to hide
with
very few exceptions
socialists
like to think
every
time they stand on a street corner
people
will listen
after
all the class nature of every struggle
leads
to a sharpening of contradictions
and
all the obvious truths that flow from that
i beg to differ
maybe
fundamentally even
all
of the logic fails to consider
the
egos and vengeance of some individuals
known
as humans
(only
humans are capable of hatred)
no
i
won't bore you with all the names
masquerading
as socialists
dwelling
in lands and vanguards
of
crooked tongues
even torture
with
no exceptions
being
a green
is
more than art and politics
always
a work in progress
a
caretaker without quixotic quest
an
organizer of ideas
but
not a know-it-all
one
who will stand on a street corner
with
an open hand
a
listener above the shouting
but
nonetheless a screamer
in
defense of heart and mind
using
green tinted glasses
instead
of rose colored ones
shading
out the fakers and impostors
still
looking for a universal key
to
unlock salvation or a new nonprofit
balance
is never binary
but
collaborative
there
is always a muse
on
every horizon
if
you scan all dimensions
when
the forest speaks
heed
when
the original people speak
learn
after
the glaciers
after
the freshwater lakes and rivers
when
the sun nods off into the haze
after
the mountains and hills
slide
over the last hollow
after
the seas rise and split
your
phony nation-state borders
being
green suddenly
belatedly
is
no longer academic
has never been ivory tower
always
too late for dogma
but
don't take my word for it
leave
your flag at home
bring
only what is real
---
e b bortz
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