generosity from strangers
by Ross Vassilev
one cell of the Weather Underground
was planning on bombing
an officers’ ball
but it went off prematurely
so the townhouse got destroyed
and the only people who got killed
were the three of them
they freed Tim Leary
with a commando-style operation out in California
but Leonard Peltier is still in prison
and so is Mumia
and Abbie Hoffman is gone
the Vietnam War ended almost 40 years ago
and maybe the 4 dead at Kent State
have attained Nirvana by now
so there’s all the time in the world
for prayer beads
meditation
opening the doors of consciousness
but no one’s interested anymore
cuz all the jobs went to China
and people are struggling nowadays just
trying to survive
but at least they’re starting to legalize pot now
so if you’re carrying any
please don’t be a selfish bastard.
