Children, when unheard by those close by, have to amplify.

 

a poem I wrote in a pub in Cork

'Children,
when unheard by
those close by,
in whose care they breathe,
whose ears they know
should be glad to hear,
have to amplify.

They shout
out of frustration.

The seeds of every riot -
pretty much the same.

Shame on those closed ears:
the children are
vulnerable to fears
when they have to guess
why obvious needs remain unmet.

And of course,
stressed, distressed:
their emotional regulation
cannot withstand
the consternation,
the pressure of needs queuing

Sisyphus.

Never forget to listen to hear
the voicing of the need.

Pay attention to the people.

Needs unmet bleed.

They seed an anger
that only kindness can heal.

Surely you want to hear
their happy, happy squeals of delight
in life, in their happiness?
~
We live within a cult(ure) dominated by Wealth-as-Power minorities which has expanded over the past 12,000 years. 
Wealth-as-Power can only exist where a minority leverage enough violence to dominate a majority so that they can exploit the majority, forcing the majority to do the material work that will generate the Wealth that is always extracted, concentrated and weaponised.
Wealth-as-Power must also ensure that there is just enough wealth (not with a Capital 'W') retained by the workers to meet their basic needs, but never enough provide the security that would build genuine humane solidarity across the majority.
The underlying reality is that the minority must keep the majority divided and blinded to their potential power of solidarity. 
Flags, Faiths, Classes, Misogyny, Racism all serve this purpose.
Flags, Faiths, Classes, Misogyny, Racism are institutional weapons of closing ears to unmet needs that deserve to be met.
Listen to the voicings of real need. These will show the truth where Flags, Faiths, Classes, Misogyny, Racism are deployed to mask it.
Kindest regards

Corneilius

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