| February
23, 2005
They
hazed two bison back in the park
at 10:15 this morning
Agencies funded by tax dollars
by the people and for the people
Montana Department of Livestock
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
USDA Forest Service
Sheriffs and the National Park Service
Working together to move, shove, "scootch", pull,
push, remove, control, lead, bully
these wild creatures back where they "belong"
If these animals could only speak for themselves
If they could share their stories of living through
the centuries despite the efforts of greed and corruption
ongoing consumption
leading to the destruction
of nature and land
tame the fields and plow the earth
haze a baby - as mama's giving birth
torture the natives and take the land
Lie to the masses so they won't understand
fill them with propaganda
- keep up with corruption
force them to work - to blindly adhere
push them out of love and understanding
- into fear
convince them progressive imperialism is the only way
take the wild
and kill the stray
The weak, the passive, the peaceful will die
Then this force of evil will try
Destroying, employing, and controlling - but why?
Do they not know what they're doing is wrong?
Fears masked and armored with guns
Where is the great goddess to show them the way?
Where is the divine - to shelter the stray?
Mother Earth - to protect, destroy and create
Please don't abandon those who need you most
Protect the innocent and shelter the few
Who still hold strong - praying for you
copyright
2005, Natalie Schafrath
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