human hierarchy valued on scales of money success efficiency strength smarts

who are you? who am I?

wolves clawing at each other chasing at the top spot on this endless ladder

you and I me and you who who who

us and them in and out top and bottom good and bad

ranks upon ranks who is the most who is the least

grades jobs resumes building up this network of "achievement"

race pain oppression enslaved to the names given to the least of

what are we anymore?

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human value placed at conception or even prior at creation the beginning

the great I am God decided we were worth the making we were worth the trouble we were worth the breaking worth the rubble of these towers of Babylon we keep building and building

human dignity inscribed in our hearts so instinctively we ache to see the least be free the least be free the least be free