Calloused and weathered
The human armadillo
Walks dead awaiting death
Takes pride in small dignities
Broken humanity a ticking time bomb.
The labour stolen from his despairing hands eternally
The choice between a bitter life and chemical laced joy
His body is not his to use, her body is not hers to use
The seductive hegemon lap-dancing on the unlettered
One step of fortune away from you.
https://youtu.be/-BEVzzMrphI
INKTOBER 15: ARMADILLO/"THE WORKER"
MUSIC: There But For Fortune, Phil Ochs
VIDEO: Ram Ke Naam, Patwardhan, 1995 - Pujari Laldas speaks
Those who do not have, must give their bodies to the master for starvation wages. This bitter reality takes its toll on individual and society. Both must take intoxicants to sustain themselves the way they are. One gets drunk on alcohol, the other gets drunk on fascism.
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