Poetry should not need to be explained.
But a little background can make it more interesting.
I originally wrote this poem in 1996, with this title:
“VALMONT ELECTRIC MOVES TO MEXICO”
But the name of the company was really LEGION. A LOT of companies were moving to Mexico due to NAFTA, and we were going to have a new “Service Economy” in the US.
I think we all know how that worked out.
Anyway, I was offered an opportunity to relocate to El Paso, Texas, so that I could support the plant in Mexico. Even though I was already doing that successfully from where I lived.
I said “No thanks”, and wrote this poem instead.
The government is still pulling these scams on us.
The latest is the Covid Fakedemic by the CDC and NIH.
But believe me, it’s also happening every day in all aspects of government.
Here’s a short list of the agencies:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Now, the question is, are you going to cling to your little balls of shit, or
find something better to eat?