CapitalismCapitalism.Driven by an individual's self interest. To get more value back than paid in. Profit. Winners and losers. A game played where hidden disadvantage Suddenly can appear. Playing the game. Amassing wealth and power. What of the losers? Winners and losers. It just seems wrong. What did the rich and powerful do To deserve what they have? Nothing. What did the losers do To deserve their loss? Nothing. Winners and losers. How to make it stop? Take from the winners And give to the losers? As if turning winners into losers Was something they deserved. It feels good to win. Giving to the losers Feels good too. Winners and losers. Making winners into losers Doesn't make it stop. There is a problem. Maybe if we set aside Considerations of the Capital, the money, We might see the problem more clearly And perhaps see some solutions. Think about luck. When the house next door Gets hit by a tornado. What do we feel? What do we do? We feel relief. We were lucky. Maybe we build our house Bigger, stronger, better. Maybe we go next door And pitch in to help. Maybe we don't need To create more winners and losers. Maybe we just need to remember. Some are lucky. Some are not. And pitch in to help When today we are lucky. |
| 4 May 2019 (unfinished) | |
| by Bill Cattey |