THE THEFT OF OUR LANGUAGE

We will not be "pacified"by public relations handlers
nor massaged via media manipulators
Murder is still murder-close or far
and no bomb is smart enough to defy its controller
"Contested zones"applies to all of us
who walk these streets for democracy
and see our Bill of Rights torn up
by those enemies of diversity
who condemn others to torture
yet plead innocence and no responsibility
What the Nazis did is repeated
by children of those who fought for peace
Torture is still torture no matter who does it
and silence is not a right to free speech
Plain language is being violated daily
by abuse of public relationships
Lies are told to us, nobid contracts sold to us
security privitised for profiteering
and when resistance becomes vocal, then powerful
language is twisted ="stay the course"
We did not say the same to Hitler
o -except for corporate leaders -like Henry Ford!

THOM the WORLD POET, JANUARY 19, 2006