economy’s tentacles
…….. you may well talk
…….. about economic power
…….. sitting quietly on a chair
…….. watching boat refugees
…….. fall into the sea
but meanwhile
somewhere
beneath that water
and the earth and the places
you sit and stand upon
there is this concealed
event
leading entire groups to despair
destroying many
and making others rich
you can’t
talk about it calmly
because you learned the hard way
and you know
you are part of it
through all its tentacles
by Sonja Prins
from Poetry International
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