Isaiah 52:3

ye have sold yourselves for nought. . . .  
ah, verily
we have sold ourselves for a bargain:
our communities 
     for low prices at Costco
our neighborhoods 
     for hundreds of channels on Comcast
our livelihoods 
     for cheap wares from China . . . 
sackcloth and ashes!
     for we have not been conquered
     no brave stand against the cannons
     no soul bracing acts of raw courage
     no
we just sat here.

ye have sold yourselves for nought,
and ye shall be redeemed without money.
we shall not be bought!
    we shall be redeemed
with that which can’t be bought
but can be given.


©Wendy Mulhern
April 10, 2011



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