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| Marvel's Planet of the Apes Vol 1 #21 June, 1976 illustrated by Earl Norem © |
finding the planet of the naive(s), neither evolutionary or divine
if the sanctity
of one human life
can be balanced against
outcome preferences
reinforced enforcement
political dogma
distractions
and retractions
can any house
stand worn thin
cycling wheeled reason
as news wholly for
fishing chariots and charities...?
you know
blind thieves
depend on
our laughing
at misdirection...
is the entirety
of our modern lives
worth living when
we have to bargain
our dignity for material
and spiritual security
and comfort...?
when we can no longer
see fit to wrap open arms
around any joy outside
the what and how
our tribal identity upbringing
imprints us with
are we better off
or closer to some nirvana...?
perhaps some of us think so
maybe even more than some
survival of the fittest we say
dog eat dog god eat god
tame the beast save the least
it is well within our right
to manufacture reality and plight
when we're borrowing tomorrows
just to say:
it's fucking mine
damn it all,
Charlton Heston
is still on a horse
on a beach
somewhere wading
the lapping tides
of distant futures, so
why can't we eat,
why can't we...
EJR ©
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