the deep alienation¶

Some thoughts on the deep alienation drilled into us by the world we all feel trapped in. This is NOT a feel-good poem.

The toothy grin of Capital Will say you are alone It digs it in and says you're all Alone Alone Alone. Your worth is all your own, you work Alone Alone Alone. Your hands to me have value You must work them to the Bone. You have no land, no comrades You live and pray Alone. Your mind, your heart, your values all Alone Alone Alone. Your struggle has no meaning here So muddle through Alone. If only you could build yourself Alone Alone Alone. And all alone, you'd make your way Alone Alone Alone. If you feel lost or scared or soft Just know you are Alone. So guard yourself and box it in Leave others all Alone. Their struggles are not yours, they are Alone Alone Alone. They hate you for the strength you built Alone Alone Alone. So take your life in your own hands And hold it all Alone. And if you can, you'll take theirs too Before you die Alone.