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Monday, November 4, 2013

An Ode to I-522


Who us?

Know?
No. 

These are our bodies and those of our friends.
We’re eating what’s fed us.
It doesn’t depend
on whether organic
or mixed with frogs’ genes.

You’re fussin’ for nothin’.
The modified greens
are healthy, I’m sure
‘cause the big shots don’t lie.
They’re not out to get us.
We’re not gonna die…

We’re not gonna die, right?
This food, it won’t hurt us,
for surely if harmful,
they’d all just desert us.

The labels are silly.
They’re just meant to scare you
Pass this proposition?
Really?
How dare you?
~ Hana Haatainen Caye
originally titled "Ode to Prop 37"

©2013
 

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