As perhaps some might have noticed
had they paid attention, I have
no interest in sacrificing
what is true treasure for riches
not earned or given free by God.

What was missed in endless sniff for
easy money, secondary
gains? What I held as primary,
which is to say all that's sacred,
all that should be held in honor.

To clarify my position
on such petty theft, zero sum
game they play alone... I find it
very sad, somewhat puzzling but
ultimately not my business

To attend to. The same cannot
be said of their desecration
of all things good and holy—life
(mine and many others), the land,
spaces meant as sanctuary.

The land itself has long cried out
and places that were mystery.
The way they twisted people round,
turned them inside out, upside down
was too an affront, sacrilege

In light of which I speak and will
not be silenced. Even if some
trap you lay ensnares me or takes
away breath of life God gave me,
I will blow as a mighty wind.