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The Illusion of Ownership Think of all the things on Earth That people think they own Buildings, land and money They can spend or waste or loan It all works if everyone Respects the current laws Sometimes ownership breaks down Exposing all its flaws We use small bits of paper That we trade for things we buy We’re living in a house of cards And here’s the reason why Deeds, when closely scrutinized By lawyers paid to delve Might show you own your house from treaties Signed in 1812 Prior to that your yard was owned By Cherokee, here’s why They said that it was given by The Spirit in the sky Men prayed to God and filled his plate While kneeling under steeples Then took the rest and bought some slaves So they’d own other peoples Jerusalem and Palestine Zimbabwe teach us why Owning’s an illusion That will pass as time goes by Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason” © Copyright, December, 2014 All Rights Reserved
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 15:08:45 +0000

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