it’s the planet

it’s the idea that
we
can
extract
exploit

treat others like things
treat planet like a thing

someone said
there used to be
a kind of care
built into american corporations of size
ongoing healthcare
for life

it’s not in the model or method
it’s the
idea
that others are things
people and planet can be exploited
for free

gift economy
has been trying
to change
without changing the underlying
idea
about profit

profit is the problem
when it has taken on
proportion of meaning
of life

profit itself
used to just mean
that the entrepreneur
could put food
on a table
build a house
put the table there

how can we think of
one
another
as people
as humans
as hearts and souls

everyone struggling
in their own personal way

everyone thriving
in their own personal way

humans together
belonging with
one
another
belonging with
planet

existence
and the means
for existence
are
one