KARL MARX LAUNCHES HIS CRITIQUE

of capitalism NOT

by positing

an ideal world

and wishing for it;

nor by establishing

a Communistic plot —

he’s buried in one!;

but by unraveling

the way

the system unfolds

inevitably, globally,

propelled by its own

internal contradictions.

What

does all that mean,

every phrase coiled

in its wintry history

oiled to spring!

Where

will it first collapse?

Will

there be a future worth living in?

a planet to live on?

Who

is in position to take action?

How

must we organize ourselves

to achieve the revolutionary new society we seek?

When

will loneliness evaporate

and love take root?

– Mitchel Cohen