The Future

I think of capitalism.

I think of our ancestors.

I think of dead animals, and decay festered.

I think of pain and sorrow.

I think of terror, of eyes hollow.

I think of sadness and grief.

I think of genocidal mischief.

I think of greed and selfishness.

I think of mania, of madness.

I think of oppression.

I think of the lessons.

I think of tears.

I think of fear.

I think of confusion.

I think of transfusion.

I think of murder, of killing.

i think of blood-spilling.

I think of black smoke and black oil.

I think of polluted soil.

I think of slavery.

I think of depravity.

I think of servitude.

I think of rotten fruit

I think of anger.

I think of danger.

I think of a new system.

I think of new rhythms.

I think of possibilities.

i think of smiles and free.

I think of what we don't waste.

i think of the wonderful tastes.

I think of human potential.

i think of the sexual and sensual.

I think of sharing.

i think of declaring.

I think of communality.

I think of travel being free.

I think of revolution.

I think of clear not illusion

I think of ending poverty.

I think of equality

I think of happiness, of laughter.

I think of slower not faster.

I think of the future.

i think of nurture

I think of celebrations.

I think of elevations

I think of living.

i think of giving.

I think of green trees and blue oceans.

I think of trillions of bees and forward motion.

I think of an end to inheritance.

I think of no one born rich.

I think of living wages.

I think of healthy babies.

I think of a system for and by the people.

I think of a secular and not steeple. 

I think of the things that could go wrong.

I think of the struggle to get it right.

I think of a mutable and supple vision in sight. 

I think of how people don't understand it.

I think of redundant pundits who twist the words.

I think of trying to end wars.

I think of more jobs and opportunities. 

I think of new buildings and infrastructure.

I think of workers and the poor. 

I think of no boys and girls as cannon fodder.

I think of no prison industrial complex.

I think of good schools and food for youth.

I think of health care and healthy tooth. 

I think of food in abundance. 

I think of love.

I think of love for one another.

I think of love of ourselves.

I think of love for our world.

I think of love for our future.

I think of revolution.