In ways you do not know
You may be privileged
If animals and plants
Give you their bodies
Each day, to feed your body.
.
If no one’s waiting outside your door to eat you
If you even have a door.
If no one’s slithering into your burrow
To snatch your children
You are one lucky bastard.
.
You may be privileged
If your cells have enough clean water
To swim in, be nourished by, excrete
Into and not be poisoned.
.
If your first thought before moving
Is not, ‘How much will this hurt?’ or
‘Will I fall?’ or ‘Can I afford this?’ or
‘Is this safe?’ count yourself blessed.
Not everyone has that freedom.
.
If you are not imprisoned
In a shell of concrete and steel
If you still have connection to your siblings
Of all shapes and species, be grateful.
.
If your mind can contemplate
The wisdom of philosophy
The beauty of art
The wonders of science,
The face of God in Nature,
You have been given a rare opportunity.
Value everything that comes.
Be aware. Learn, give back
Speak up. Help out.
Fight for those
Who pay for your privilege.
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