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Walnut-Shell-Game Tough Nuts To Crack Blues Printer friendly page Print This
By Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) | Axis of Logic
Axis of Logic
Thursday, Jun 7, 2018

Stepford wife millennials buying mislabeled natural food
with five-hundred hair-colorings on the shelves
while the fourth reich franchise goes genocidal insult
to humanitarian crisis injury in Yemen[1]
 
                 . . . (watch the pea, the shell, shell, shell) . . .
 
Doctrine Of Discovery > Manifest Destiny > Global War On Terror
recently rebranded Great Power Competition, the people – numb
to terror background white noise – barely noticing the panic button
psyops converted to a megalomaniac geo-political
yet no less vitriolic sporting event
 
                 . . . (watch the pea, the shell, shell, shell) . . .
 
Private military mercenaries and security firm Blackwater
became Xe then Academi now Constellis Holdings with
“an array of security companies including Triple Canopy,
Constellis Ltd., Strategic Social, Tidewater Global Services,
National Strategic Protective Services, ACADEMI Training Center
and International Development Solutions”[2]
 
                 . . . (watch the pea, the shell, shell, shell) . . .
 
Natural and organic products gobbled up
by greenwashing corporations – some silver-linings
yet read the fine print – The Clorox Company,
Colgate Palmolive, L’Oreal, General Mills, Kellogg’s,
Dean Foods, Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo[3]
 
Monsanto being absorbed by Bayer in Germany
won’t get rid of the chemical headaches[4]
 
“Lockheed Martin Opening Jerusalem Preschool for Israelis”[5]
will not teach the kiddies to share their toys
 
Amazon-Bezos buying Washington Post then Whole Foods
did not make the news taste better
 
                 . . . (watch the pea, the shell, shell, shell) . . .
 
Could Jesus turn Nestlé bottled Michigan municipal water
into water for the People of Detroit?[6]
 

Could areas of Native Peoples’ ancient Turtle Island,
renamed New York, New Jersey, New England,
New Hampshire, New Haven, New London, New Paltz,
New Orleans, New Mexico, New Brunswick,
get the true names back to the future now?
 
                 . . . (watch the pea, the shell, shell, shell) . . .
 
To battle the walnut-shell-game tough nuts to crack blues
i bought a nutcracker
and i’m talking climate change off the ledge,
singing folk songs in the news rooms,
saving myself from attachments to saviors,
trying to understand the strange behaviors
of sisters with lost eyes mimicking Picasso portraits
and brothers i’ve just met already calling me “my friend”
(listen, dude, you gotta earn that, bro, you got that, my man?),
while other brothers krazy, no, insane-glued
to the bottomle$$ pit mining line,
guess i need a gluecracker, too,
but for now i’m turning up the heat and
like the Sun i’m staring life into the blind-eye of dehumanization,
i’m shouting out the darkness and
like the Full Moon shining a light on the thief and the jilting lover,
i’m sparkling in all directions and
like the Stars helping sailors and birds navigate
so we all don’t get lost in the sauce.
 

NOTES:

[1] “UN Warns 10 Million More Yemenis Expected to Starve to Death by End of Year”  &
Aid Groups Issue Grave Warnings as Trump Considers Major Escalation of US Military Role in Yemen
 
[2] Academi
 
[3] “12 “Natural” Brands, Owned by Giant Corporations—Here’s The Breakdown” (2015)
 
[4] “With deal to close this week, Bayer to retire Monsanto name” &
Devil Has a New Name: Bayer Will Drop Monsanto's Name After Merger
 
[5] See here
 
[6] “Water Defenders Demand State Follow Law, Deny Permit To Nestlé
 


Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) is an essayist and resident poet at Axis of Logic. In addition to his work as a writer and small press publisher, he travels a holistic mystic pathway staying in touch with Turtle Island. See his new book of nonfiction with a poetic touch, “photo albums of the heart-mind”.
 



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