the air in your chest filters 
through the trees,
then to your lungs
then back to the birds.
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money isn't like this.

in and out of your wallet
it goes
to a government that would
drop bombs on children
miles away in palestine.
 
but much like air you breathe,
you have no choice
but to participate
in the matter.

& like the air you breathe,
you can feel a sensation
burning in your chest
if you just pay attention
long enough.

like air in our lungs,
this is "necessary"..
money
to "end wars"
that really just end up
as flying shrapnel
exploding children
like the 4th of July.