respect existence by Belle Auld

In love and much grief and occasional anger
I rebel
 
Rebel – verb
Rebel – noun
 
In-laws say I’m misguided
as I weave between cars
handing out posters and timbits
 
Facebook friends call me
foreign funded radical
as we pool money to pay for posters
 
Neighbors call me eco terrorist
-so I threaten to make a button that says eco terrorist
for everyone in my affinity group
 
Media call us urban green left zealots
and cops take long range photos of my face
as I publicly declare my love for the earth
 
 “It serves you right” I am told
Does it? Serve?
What is right?
What if you are wrong?
 
EXPECT RESISTANCE
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