Nov. 5, 2021
by Robert Thrower (author's profile)

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to break off from the homeworld.
separate & start anew, take
courage nigh unknowable, make a
new language, speak it, choose a
harsher planet, keep it, dispossess
yourself of things & your only
home alike, leave the old lush
rainforests for frigid deserts, dry.
Starving, where through hardship
you are free. hold utopia in your
hearts, as you build the practical,
make the would be bureaucrats

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Upon the sister world be as
healthy cells within us, within the
social organism, be free, o
mighty nuchnib, do not let power
concentrate! brign down the walls
of the port, let knowledge flow
with lawless ease! love the other
as you love your syndics, with
great compassion. open wide the
many doors. burn down the borders,
land & space, live the harder,
better life. freedom &

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solidarity.

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islandgirl2021 Posted 3 years ago. ✓ Mailed 3 years ago   Favorite
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post.

rc1 Posted 3 years ago. ✓ Mailed 3 years ago   Favorite
That's a beautiful poem.

Robert Thrower Posted 2 years, 11 months ago.   Favorite
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