voice | poetry
by Shannon Laws
The Earth’s weavers are busy
their low wages and long hours
fruit of their labors stolen
by mouthless machines
nature weaves for us a
marvelous blanket
new every morning
No one questions the cost
We stand peacefully in line
wait for our treats
listen to hits of the 80’s
to drown out the sound
of meat grinding
Shannon Laws is a poet, producer, and advocate for the arts. She is the recipient of the Village Books Literary Citizenship Award, with two Mayor’s Arts Awards and the Dr. Asha Bhargava Memorial Award — Community Champion. Shannon is the author of four poetry books, one poetry album and publishes Corridor, a free monthly poetry zine. She lives in Bellingham, Washington. View more posts
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