We are a hard working country.
\nWe work hard.
\nWe work so hard we do not sleep.
\nWe work so hard we do not pray.
\nWe work so hard we break our hearts
\nworking, and get transplants.
\nWe work so hard we ignore children.
\nWe work so hard we eat all day
\nand taste nothing.<\/p>\n
We work so hard we aggress
\nagainst each other.
\nWe compete like army ants.
\nWe conduct contests to choose the best worker,
\nthe top dog,
\nthe richest person.
\nWe are sad and never leave our inner selves.
\nWe are cruel and think we are kind.
\nWe give things to each other
\nto hide our selfishness.<\/p>\n
And we wonder
\nwhere the birds are flying.
\nWhere the fish are hiding.
\nWhy the rivers smell.
\nThe oceans convulse with hurricanes.
\nWe work so hard turning on lights
\nwe look like a star from the moon.
\nWe transmit so much ruckus
\nbetween ourselves,
\naliens have shut off their radios.<\/p>\n
And something is happening.
\nSomething is waiting.
\nThere is a pause deep inside the stones.
\nThe bottom of the seas.
\nPlants and animals,
\nas if waiting for all our work to be done,
\nand we are gone,
\nleaving them in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are a hard working country. We work hard. We work so hard we do not sleep. We work so hard we do not pray.…<\/p>\n