Poem - Chains

Chains of exploitation encircle the planet

Strong exploit weak

Rich exploit poor

Literate exploit illiterate

White exploit black

and brown

Men exploit women

and children and animals

Land

and

Water

and

Trees

and

Mountains

and

Rocks

Bangor to Bangalore

Dallas to Dushanbe

Riga to Rabat

Across ocean and desert

Valley and rain forest

Drill

Chop

Slash

Burn

Pulverize

Melt

Will we rise up,

Break these rusty chains

Before it’s too late

Or

Is it already too

Late?