the water in the teapot

“Tell the kids to watch the walls.” -taken from the song “Lemmings” from the album “Status Quo Swap Meet” by Ivan Sandomire (Ivan & the Terribles)

the water in the teapot is boiling &

the top is rattling---

as the hot steam begins to bubble out

the piercing scream is coming---

14+ million out of work

no universal health insurance

foreclosures upon foreclosures

(just in time for the “holiday season”) &

the

99%

have

had

it---

while the mainstream media does its best

to avoid the happenings within the belly of this empire,

it is unavoidable now,

as those who are out of work

who cannot pay to see a doctor or pay for their loved ones to get

proper hospitalization,

are on the brink of throwing caution to the wind,

like kamikazes ready to suit up

like a gurgling sickness in the stomach that the 1% refuses to try &

medicate,

but then again,

we’ve had enough of the band-aids---

it’s said “you shouldn’t try & fix what isn’t broken,”

but it’s time to revamp that saying

you should break what you cannot fix,

you should break it & throw it out the window &

start from scratch---

this is where we are headed.

 

and everyone knows it,

because the escapist tendencies of the 99% are fading,

primarily because those who would choose to, can no longer afford to &

what is left is a people at the end of their ropes---

within days of troy davis’ execution in georgia,

anwar al-awlaki was executed in yemen,

making it quite clear that the lions are on the coliseum floor &

those that have been chosen to be eaten alive for the

entertainment of those that have the money & leisure to watch

are just the beginning.

 

giggling up high in the stands,

those who have profited from this steady downward spiral

seem to be on autopilot,

walking through the undisturbed routine of their days as if nothing is going to happen,

as if those events that have taken down longer standing empires in the past,

will not affect them.

 

if when it all goes down,

we will be incarcerated at best

like those 700+ on the brooklyn bridge,

rounded up like cattle for a few shocks & a branding

(in hopes they’ll do what they’re told),

or in the worst case,

be executed ourselves as a result of an inevitable

clash between an armed public & those that have been

depriving us of any real chance at long term survival

under these conditions,

well, one would be a complete idiot if

they did not throw up their fist in the air

NOW!