ON THE EXPOITATION OF THE HUDDLED MASSES

ON THE EXPLOITATION OF THE HUDDLED MASSES
by Don Brennan 8/1/07

it’s the anger
not the love
running us now

the love
not the anger
fueling our fury

orphaned lambs, we crowd against any
bloated belly to stay alive, ignore
the risks

suck the fat fingers that would
strangle us

watch for false
moves

a head fake, the
scrape of a blade on
stone pushes us to
the center

leaving sisters and brothers
behind on the fringes to
do the feeding
do the dying

good shepherds have brought us
here, good butchers engage in active
bidding

we are divine sacrifice, our
revelation, the babble
of the auctioneer.