Today's Thought

"Did you know Exxon pays no taxes?"

we're vetted against each other as if we're not in this together.
we're all hoping for that shining end of the tunnel, aren't we?
we work.
we labor.
we cold-call.
we fold clothes.
we door-to-door.
we answer phones.
we categorize, organize, clean, and design.
yet, we have been distracted by brilliant politics telling us to concern ourselves with
who gets married
who dies
who fights
who has weapons
who we're going after
who's more loyal
who's the bigger patriot.
we are distracted by this swarm of gnats, missing the hawk attacking our vulnerability.
we all love, don't we?
we all die.
we're all fighting something.
we're all prepared for disaster, as best we can be.
i don't see any benedict arnold's where i roam.
and patriotism is pointless
when what we're proud of is not working for us who work.