Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Red Hen

Not I, not I, they say
You do the work
And I'll collect the pay
Just repeat the motto
"Not I, not I, I say"

Not I, not I, is the line
Each and every time
From chopped trees to
desert seas
Each and every time

Not I, says the dog
Light the furnace
Forget the smog
As the cloud rises
higher and higher
cancerous surprises
For the people breathin'
Deeper and deeper
lost in his own chemical fog
Not I, not I, says the dog

Not I, not I, is the line
Each and every time
From acid rain
To the poison in your veins
Each and every time

Not I, says the horse
Shattered earth is no concern,
as a matter of course
He'll dig the hole
and in a flash to deny the crash
Leave ya kids to pay the toll
Same as last time,
and all the times before
Cracked and leaking well bores
Yet we hear
Not I, not I, from the horse

Not I, not I, is the line
Each and every time
From industrial polluters
To us everyday commuters
Each and every time

Not I, says the mouse
He's just fueling demand
building another, bigger house
Built on a pile of debt
To build more demand
For a bigger pile of debt
With the first step
Being to
build another, bigger house
And so it goes
Not I, not I, says the mouse

Not I, not I, is the line
Each and every time
From runaway fission
To financial collision
Each and every time

Not I, says the pig
As he persists to insist
There's nothing wrong with his rig
even if that oil slick
looks a little thick
from the air,
Folks, let's be fair
An event like this is rare
So he'll repeat the lines
That its under control,
they've arrested the flow,
the impact wasn't too big
And with a smile for show
Not I, not I, says the pig

Not I, not I, is the line
Each and every time
The mass market consumers
Amounting to 7 billion little tumors
All repeating
Each and every time
Not I, not I, as the line

A cacophony of I and Not
I gotta wonder
Just how many animals
has this farm got?
Do the "Not I's" ever stop?
Really though, I guess
There's no one to blame
We're just the wild animals
Nothing could ever tame
So let's say it together
"Not I, not I!"
All at once, all the same.

1 comment:

  1. Nothing in the world is anyone's fault. I'm glad you understand that. :P

    Brilliant write! And, I would LOVE to have a spot in your sidebar. Thanks!! :)

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