A lot of Americans are unhappy
and unhealthy
simply because there is no profit
in happiness
or in health
a few people accumulate massive wealth
from just the opposite
nor does sobriety fit into the profit motive
there is only money to be made in alcoholism
and addiction
and all that surrounds them
there is no money in peace of mind
but boat loads in anxiety
and depression
and if your doctor prescribes community,
if they prescribed volunteer work at the animal shelter
or the soup kitchen
or the community garden
just how on earth do you expect
the poor pharmaceutical companies
to make their killing?
With billions to be made
they’re more than willing to be paid
to keep you perpetually sick
to trick you into thinking
they have a chemical cure
a magic bullet
a quick fix
but unless you fix the chaos in your life
you’re using a butter knife
to cut down a redwood
it might scratch the surface
but it’ll do you no good in the long run…
yes, there are countless ways they fuck the poor
like the trillions of dollars
siphoned from our communities
for war
“Let there be peace” said Jesus
or Buddha
or Dr. King
or someone…
but certainly not
BAE Systems
or Boeing
or Halliburton
or Raytheon
no, there’s no money in peace
only in war
there’s no money in rehabilitation
only in incarceration
there’s no money in helping people heal
only in locking them in cages
both physical and mental
only in stealing their basic humanity
to make a buck
fuck that…
I will not drink your poison
I will not fund your savagery
I will either live free
or you can kill me
because I will not be an accomplice
in the destruction of the human race
I will not chase rainbows
to find magic golden pots
as the rich cast lots for our souls
I will not help a few sociopaths
chase their goal
of more and more zeroes
and I will not wait for non-existent heroes
to come and save us…
to paraphrase the prophet Bob,
let’s not let them
use our minds
to enslave us.
soitgoes1984 