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Dirty Little Secrets

By defrage

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Beneath  the  sacred  words  and  Better  world  of  light;Lifestyle  promisesTo  the  conquered  colonies.Under  the  wheels  of  an  empty  doctrine,That  this  presence  will  make  things  better – The  mud  that  gives  it  life.The  horrid  colours  that  complete  the  circle,An  unwanted  child;This  dirty  little  secret.Hidden  in  the  deepest  cornersOf  this  construction;Away  from  the  thoughts  of  dearest  customers,Where  the  slaves  are  kept  in  harness.In  concrete  death  camps,A  legion  of  children  molested,Without  reward;  producers  of  surplusFor  TNC’s,  whose  garbage,Indisposable,  is  a  dirty  little  secret.Sunken  eyes  betray  youthful  years,Sweet  sixteen,  Slave  for  a  penny;Exploited  by  overlords  in  dark  grey  suits,With  only  money  on  the  mind.Another  life  of  labour  bought  cheap,She’s  sentenced  to  stitchFor  eternity;  unable  to  afford  what  she  makes,She’s  a  dirty  little  secret.Is this understandable? Should i add this at the end: Sweatshop workers in the third world, usually female And mainly teenagers, work up to 18 hours a day, earning as little as 13cents / hour. Written January 11th, 2002 © on Jan 10 2002 11:22 PM PST    10 • 0 • 9

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"Beneath  the  sacred  words  and  Better  world  of  light;Lifestyle  promisesTo  the  conquered  colonies.Under  the  wheels  of  an  empty  doctrine,That  this  presence  will  make  things  better – The  mud  that  gives  it  life.The  horrid  colours  that  complete  the  circle,An  unwanted  child;This  dirty  little  secret.Hidden  in  the  deepest  cornersOf  this  construction;Away  from  the  thoughts  of  dearest  customers,Where  the  slaves  are  kept  in  harness.In  concrete  death  camps,A  legion  of  children  molested,Without  reward;  producers  of  surplusFor  TNC’s,  whose  garbage,Indisposable,  is  a  dirty  little  secret.Sunken  eyes  betray  youthful  years,Sweet  sixteen,  Slave  for  a  penny;Exploited  by  overlords  in  dark  grey  suits,With  only  money  on  the  mind.Another  life  of  labour  bought  cheap,She’s  sentenced  to  stitchFor  eternity;  unable  to  afford  what  she  makes,She’s  a  dirty  little  secret.Is this understandable? Should i add this at the end:..."

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