WARNING SIGNS
by Dee Allen.
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When land is left vacant,
Pitch up a tent on poles.
Drive ropes & stakes into the ground to secure it,
And a new home is established.
Many more tents will follow.
A village in formation.
Fertile, safe ground.


When foreclosed houses are left vacant,
Fill them up again.
With families. Give each other
a roof.
A home in formation.
Warmer, safer ground.



When the workers lose jobs and the factory floor threatens
to be empty, sit.
Stay. Own & operate
The means of production,
The source of your livelihood.
You don't need a boss.


When the fees for higher learning
increase and teachers & classes
are eliminated because the
Regents hunger for more money,
Sit. Stay.
The halls of education are yours
To re-shape as you see fit.
Learn as you see fit.
Live outside another's dictates.


The perfect storm
Hit Wall Street one year ago
And only the elite were spared.
The storm's path of destruction
Affected everyone
And before it could bury us,
We took shelter
In occupying
What occupies our lives all along.
It is a right & a biological necessity.
What you see are warning signs
Of an insurrection forthcoming.
Bigger than this crisis.
Capitalism is on its last legs,
Turning to ruining lives & Fascism
To self-sustain.
It has then, now & always
Been the crisis.


To survive the storm surge, here
is the cure:

Strike. Take over Occupy
everything.
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[An open letter to recession's victims.]