The Water In the Teapot
the water in the teapot is boiling &
the top is rattling---
as the hot steam begins to bubble out
the piercing scream is coming---
14+ million out of work
no universal health insurance
foreclosures upon foreclosures
(just in time for the “holiday season”) &
the
99%
have
had
it---
while the mainstream media does its best
to avoid the happenings within the belly of this empire,
it is unavoidable now,
as those who are out of work
who cannot pay to see a doctor or pay for their loved ones to get
proper hospitalization,
are on the brink of throwing caution to the wind,
like kamikazes ready to suit up
like a gurgling sickness in the stomach that the 1% refuses to try &
medicate,
but then again,
we’ve had enough of the band-aids---
it’s said “you shouldn’t try & fix what isn’t broken,”
but it’s time to revamp that saying
you should break what you cannot fix,
you should break it & throw it out the window &
start from scratch---
this is where we are headed.
and everyone knows it,
because the escapist tendencies of the 99% are fading,
primarily because those who would choose to, can no longer afford to &
what is left is a people at the end of their ropes---
within days of troy davis’ execution in georgia,
anwar al-awlaki was executed in yemen,
making it quite clear that the lions are on the coliseum floor &
those that have been chosen to be eaten alive for the
entertainment of those that have the money & leisure to watch
are just the beginning.
giggling up high in the stands,
those who have profited from this steady downward spiral
seem to be on autopilot,
walking through the undisturbed routine of their days as if nothing is going to happen,
as if those events that have taken down longer standing empires in the past,
will not affect them.
if when it all goes down,
we will be incarcerated at best
like those 700+ on the brooklyn bridge,
rounded up like cattle for a few shocks & a branding
(in hopes they’ll do what they’re told),
or in the worst case,
be executed ourselves as a result of an inevitable
clash between an armed public & those that have been
depriving us of any real chance at long term survival
under these conditions,
well, one would be a complete idiot if
they did not throw up their fist in the air
NOW!
Copyright © Andrew Delapruch | Year Posted 2011
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