How can there be PG-13 rated movies and immigration detention centers in the same country? How come some Brown Peoples are entrusted to clean people’s yards, while others are jailed for trying to enter the country through a man-made border? How come Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday but people are rounded up by the color of their skin by people without any content of character? How can Think-Big-Inside-the-Box home improvement stores have umpteen choices of toilets yet homeless people are urinating and defecating on the streets? How come there are so many cooking shows on TV yet 1 in 8 Americans are food insecure?* How come there are so many damn questions to ask? NOTE: * statistic from 2017 here and here 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”. © Copyright 2019 by AxisofLogic.com This material is available for republication as long as reprints include verbatim copy of the article in its entirety, respecting its integrity. Reprints must cite the author and Axis of Logic as the original source including a "live link" to the article. Thank you! |