Not an Island by Mara Lemanis
Not an Island by Mara Lemanis
Not an Island
You bear a grudge and a torch
It’s about freedom, you say,
I pursue life
I pursue liberty
that is my happiness,
consider, you say,
the lilies of the field
how they grow;
They don’t pursue, I say,
they do their bio
--That’s me, you say,
I do bio too
you can’t stop what I do;
I say you’re not an island;
--You daring me?
you can’t cadge what’s mine,
you say, I won’t let you;
You got yours, I say,
through a social contract
you, me, them
--I got it clear and free;
Eminent domain could free it
away, could clear your turf
--They’ve got no right;
They’ve got huge oversight
--I’ve got a natural right;
You’re not an island
--it’s a God-given right;
I say the sponges got it first
before the world was earth
and after them the horseshoe crabs,
you’ll have to fight the crabs for it;
--When did you ever fight?
I don’t fight
not independent like you
I’m with the social contract,
maybe the crabs can subcontract you;
--You think I’m gonna real-deal that?
To cinch the deal you take those crabs
to the top of Everest
--Like I take you to Lenin’s tomb;
it’s the evolution they’ve been waiting for;
--I’ll take them to a shark tank
Chip in, help us all get free
what’s a little sacrifice?
--What’s mine is mine
Imago Dei don’t sacrifice;
Egotism, bosom serpent
redeem yourself!
we hold these truths
in common…
--Not on your life--
It’s the Godly thing to do
--How would you know Godly?
It’s what we share;
--My contract is with God alone!
We are not an island
Mara Lemanis
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