Exploitation of Soul

drugs,
sex,
food
media
being right

eclipsed
by
ideas,
religions
political power
violence
 
Arms'n "defense" industry,
oil, lobbying, legal drugs;
 alcohol, tobacco,
pizza, prozac
computer games

We operate the largest prison
system in the world.
and yet we imagine ourselves free

That people will make reasonable
choices in their long term interest is a far more risky
venture than chancing  their foolishness may
lead to and opportunity for learning.

Recovery is confronting the
addictions that destroy not only family's,
but countries, forests and ice caps.
  the ones we buy through hierarchy

 intoxicants are part of what makes us
not only human, but creative and responsible to heal
necessary for the flu, chicken soup, made with love
there's some of the best drugs of all.

whatever we use
is benign in comparison:
 to the inherent
violence of capitalism:
exploitation
of the Soul