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Breaking our Spokes

follow the money

By Andrea Corwin Published 11 months ago 1 min read
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What goes UP must come down.

how do you want to land,

purposefully or chaotically;

proud and able to bend,

or broken in shards of the

opaque glass hiding the truth?

Are the planes crashing all over

a warning to America,

a symbol of the crash-and-burn policies?

Is the universe nudging,

giving hints to be attentive

to use caution

prepare

Follow the money, and look at the broken spokes.

Who breaks the spokes on a bike they are riding?

Only someone who has more bikes

they who don’t fix, but instead toss out.

Follow the money

diggety-doge dollars are unlimited

so your purchase power can

influence those who enjoy and like to break our spokes,

all the groups who care nothing for others,

but only money and power

Take back your power.

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Copyright © 3/1/2025 by Andrea O. Corwin

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  • Tiffany Gordon11 months ago

    Speak on it! 🗣️ Love it! 💪🏾

  • Cathy holmes11 months ago

    Yes, the spokes are broken by those who have more bikes. Love that line. Well done.

  • Kodah11 months ago

    A poem we needed!! Preach, Andrea! Thank you for writing this! 💓🌟

  • "Who breaks the spokes on a bike they are riding? Only someone who has more bikes" Those lines are soooo true!

  • Calvin London11 months ago

    A sad situation, but very well expressed. Money has to be the root of all evil and we have become such a disposable society.

  • Rachel Deeming11 months ago

    Great analogy, Andrea.

  • Karen Coady 11 months ago

    Chaos and lack of integrity reign through major money. Great writing

  • Caroline Craven11 months ago

    Indeed - follow the money. What a bloody mess. This was such a relevant poem. Well done.

  • Sean A.11 months ago

    Those lines on who breaks spokes are a perfect distillation of everything going on

  • Lana V Lynx11 months ago

    Very powerful, Andi. I can’t believe what is happening to America can be true. It’s like a nightmare I’m hoping to wake up from.

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