*****
The Workers dwell right here among
Denizens of this fallen place
Where inner honor’s not as
Important as keeping face —
Staying forward of the Joneses
In the ratty race
All this petty, jealous
Smallness and stupidity,
Short term gratification
And ‘power-over’ tactics, be
But signs, but seals, but signatures
Of Third Dimensionality
‘Power-over’ hates it when we
Take a true direction, sith
The burden of this message
Is one of ‘power-with’ —
Defensive dealing with that Third
Whilst bringing in the Fifth
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