…and the press release stated our support for the freedoms afforded to us in the west.
And
…we care for our patrons (as they consume) at least while there's some of you left.
But
…in this case the fighting interrupts our supply lines so this quarter may be a bit slow.
So
...we stand for self-governance, as per the shareholder’s wishes, please see our financials below.
The axiom - the truths we hold as self-evident
They only apply to some?
For if we don’t hear the roars of freedom today
We resign them to corporate trope
– Afton Light, 2019/2020
Notes from the Author:
I wrote the first draft of this poem in 2019 after seeing the fearful response from the corporate world to a struggle for human freedom so pure yet so violently and politically suppressed there was no question on the priority of influence from geopolitics and money over people. I then feared that the statement "Hear HK now or be HK soon" was a prophecy for an increase in authoritarian violence, I just wish I had been wrong. I dug this poem up this week, edited it, and here it is in all its raw glory. Oppression bears a name and late stage capitalism is its driving force, more is to come. If you like the poem, let me know, and maybe share it with someone that you think would appreciate or need it. Much love.
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