| two sides of the coin of the realm but it’s the same coin that’s at the helm, Trump in love with the sound of his name while Biden can barely remember the same heads they win, tails we lose even though some say we choose, two sides of the coin of the realm but it’s the same corporate coin at the helm Biden’s BuildBackBetter backing Endbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline approved by President Trump, a new bottle with the same old wine the sommelier-in-chief still drunk with power thirsty for a bitumen high a thick, sticky black oil addiction feeding a campaign promise lie it’s a “racist pipeline” says Winona LaDuke, the People defending Native water and wild rice, when it comes to the survival of the climate you can’t just play roll the dice! two sides of the coin of the realm but it’s the same corporate coin at the helm, so toss that coin and make a wish defend the foods, the birds and fish toss that coin and say a prayer for the wetlands and the water there, toss that coin and make a wish for what the Spirit not the coin can accomplish Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) is an essayist and resident poet at Axis of Logic. His forthcoming book is Moving Through The Empty Gate Forest: inside looking out. In addition to his work as a writer and small press publisher, he travels a holistic mystic pathway staying in touch with Turtle Island. His website is here. © Copyright 2021 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! |