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The March of Ownership

A poem.

crunch the numbers, make them stick!
crunch the numbers, make it quick!
let’s eat dirt, we are sick.
mine. mine. mine.

take the land, make them poor!
take their honey, feed them money!
give them sweets, who wants more?
let’s eat dirt, we are sick.
mine. mine. mine.

build the roads, drink their blood!
twist the words, before the flood.
stomp the mushrooms, before they’re thick.
make it fast, make it slick.
let’s eat dirt, we are sick.
mine. mine. mine.

take the land, she’s our whore!
break her back till she takes no more.
let’s eat dirt, we are sick.
mine. mine. mine.

we’re on top, we won’t stop!
growth on growth, year on year.
let’s eat dirt, we are sick.
mine. mine. mine.

Is it really worth trying to own the Earth?