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Earth Day 2023

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Man thinks cause he rules the earth he can do with as he please

but if things don't change soon, he will

-Bob Dylan, "License to Kill," Infidels (1983)

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This year's theme is 'Invest in the Planet':

stocks and bonds, chattel and chains, golden shorts --

the Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy set

are rubbing their hands at this year's reports.

It's not Earth that needs saving, of course;

it's not even humans, but life, bios,

the star stuff we are all made of. The source

miracle release from black holes and Thanatos.

So, let's hold a fire sale for Planet Earth

with the understanding it comes as is;

there'll be no teary returns, no Rebirth

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