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Safety Guidelines

we feel safe in our bodies

supported by solid bone
ambulated by powerful muscles
covered by tough hide

we feel safe in our homes
four walls with air conditioning
and indoor plumbing

we feel safe
in our communities
surrounded by friends
protected by government

we feel safe
until harsh words
pierce beating hearts
like daggers

we feel safe
until laid low
by invisible microscopic beings
that infect

we feel safe
until tanks roll by
and bombs fall

we feel safe until
hurricanes and earthquakes
level us

we feel safe
until polluted streams
poison

we feel safe
until corrupt politicians
suppress us

we feel safe
until old age
betrays us

we feel safe
until memory fails
and cognition fades

warning:

we are not safe

so stop acting like we are

quit complaining
stop blaming

get off your ass
and
do something

eat healthy
meditate
exercise
reduce
reuse
recycle

think globally act locally

love your neighbor and
yourself

(C) 2021 Raibeart Bruis
Written by Kinkpoet
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