Labor Pains of a New Era

The rational subject Dances in duality Stripped of earnings, personhood urging Marked by contract, on paper Life transforms into property Belligerent because of tooth enamel- That unexpected biological decay Proves that mind stands still We've built up a hoary artifice Exclaiming our particular version of truth Covering the ground with gridwork and lines Mining jewels to keep the helium high While filling quotas to make the ceiling rise I hear the great man/ nature divide Residing in our pattern of life Speaking out a vast anguish Birthing pains of a new era We will make it through the womb Our power lies in our pleasure As mankind always traverses An uneven terrain