[Newspoetry] Newspoem: Benighted States

John Wason jwason at prairienet.org
Sat Aug 18 07:01:14 CDT 2001


Benighted States
by John Wason


How can you not love
the Benighted States of America?

where a corporation,
a non-person,
is treated like a person
and in fact
is accorded more rights
and receives more benefits
than a real person, 

who is treated
like a non-person
and left to fend
for himself.




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