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Blood Money

It was many decades ago that I determined by cold basic logic and an intuitive leap or two that every dollar printed (or imagined) is soaked in the blood of people who had no way to change their lot.

Much as wanting to write a rock and roll song led me to a rough start on "Back Roads Rock" a day or two later, this observation made such an impression on my young unconscious that I have had little trouble avoiding getting too much of that blood on my hands ever since.

Enough to survive and a bit beyond as occasionally necessary.

So, think to yourself before you do anything that requires you to acquire and use dollars: "Was this worth killing for?"

3/21/22

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© Huw Powell
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