A Little Rebellion Now & Then

The worst of men tells us
when to call upon the best
to stand up/fight back and
put up with all the rest
Let's be clear and say it
here so none of us forget:
"The ruling class can
kiss my ass", we say
with no regret.

- d.o. for Daniel Shays
Memorial Day 2017

Control Alt Delete

Do not think for a moment

 you can control me friend

or foe whomever you be

from active group or

society where power seems

a commodity among those

thinking they are free to

manipulate acquaintances

much less me, you see

I was born a rebel near the city

where awareness ruled the day

and while a few mistakes learned

along the way were helpful

this soul is hardwired to

avoid your every move

come what may. Away,

away.

Climate Crime Theater

There's a Climate Crime in
progress, the players
rolls reversed standing
upon wrong marks like
Protectors as Perpetrators
Villains as Extras or
Stagehands stranded among
fallen props, the murdered
Trees and Broken Nests
sullen faced and guarded
by Useful Idiots in uniform
uninformed bad actors and
the State of chaos, of lights
going out, curtains falling and
the Audience arriving late or
never showing up at all to
witness or read a program
making little sense of what's
beyond the fence, the Forest
killed off in the first act
the finale fully revealed
from the start and the
backers, the producers and
directors staging other shows,
failures all, off stage
in other theaters of
operation in a nation of
contagion played out
lights out.
doors closed.
locked down.
silent.
The End.

               - Otis State Forest, MA  2017