HIVE MIND

one hundred days of insanity bombast and bigotry
more than one hundred days of resistance
reaching deeper and summoning the best of the human spirit

the quasi-comic spectacle of proto-fascist corporate incompetence would be amusing if the stakes weren’t so deathly high
war games in the middle east
saber rattling of atomic dimensions in east asia

tens of thousands converge for climate justice
led by front line communities and fiercely styled by a small legion of vibrant artists crafting flags banners and parachutes

may day will be another day without an immigrant
erecting a proud wall of resistance to the threatening tide of anti-immigrant xenophobic

organizing in the age of trump is an exercise in navigating contradictions
every day there is an urgent meeting or action
some new outrage
the fire of the moment is intense and palpable

but this is a marathon not a sprint
and we must care for ourselves, for our communities, and for those we love if we are to remain sane amidst this maelstrom
we are evolving a hive mind of resistance
a deeply rooted think tank of cosmic proportions

building power to transform by any means necessary
and through all available avenues
our tweets are public and our texts are encrypted
cops can raid our homes and find only a rough outline of the world we want to build

socialism, communism, anarchism
call it what you will
but the truth wears many masks and emerges through subterranean tunnels aspiring to make borders obsolete

we worship the sun
we see angels dance in the moonlight
and our hive mind drives deep building a capacity for social transformation of godlike dimensions

–BYPO PHOENIX c)2017