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Varmints

September 1, 2026

by Eric Chaet

I’ve got fleas where I can’t mention
& they haven’t got humane intentions –
fleas from my waist down to my toes –
& they’re sending their astronauts up into my nose —
I’ve got fleas moving out into my world with me.

Mosquitoes dive-bombing where I’m standing by my road
waking me from sleeping in some forest I don’t know —
where I’m dreaming my dream of stop turning to go —
parasites adapt better than anyone I know —
I’ve got mosquitoes moving out into my world with me.

I’ve got rats in the grain I’ve got stored up –
rats in my government, production, distribution —
in finance, education, religion, revolution —
rats near & far, moving out into my world with me.

I’ve got tyrants who rule with iron fists
sending tanks into cities, napalming little kids —
hiding behind comforts they say that we all need —
I’ve got some who murder slowly, some who kill with speed —
I’ve got tyrants moving out into my world with me.

I’ve got people, resigned to being beat —
trying to recruit me, “Same old shit,” is how they greet —
vassals & their victims — dreaming while awake —
they want me to agree they’re too smart to make mistakes —
& shackled together, move out into my world with me.

I’ve got habits — they tie me to the past —
routine or crisis, what costs what, & approbation knacks —
resenting, blaming circumstances, trying to dodge facts
howling in a manner acclaimed by some mad pack —
got to shake these habits moving out into my world with me.

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Investment

August 27, 2026

In whom or what are we investing our time & efforts & planning, our resources, our affection & love, our hopes?

Invest money in me, if you can, & I’ll invest money in you, if I can.

We need money to stay alive where so much of what we absolutely must have — shelter, safety, nourishment, time when nothing is demanded of us, communicating thru chaos & injustice & prejudice with potential allies — costs money.

But invest your attention in me — it will pay great dividends — & I will invest attention in you.

And affection & understanding of unusual degree.

Encourage my efforts, or discourage them, if you think they’re unwise. Don’t let me fail!

If you encourage my efforts, invest your efforts that complement them, & I’ll contribute my efforts that complement yours — even more, & more particularly, than I have been doing for the last 60 years.

You will gain more than the dollars of profit you might make by investing in what the billionaires & their employees are dangling.

It’s not a passive investment — but you’ll be passive soon enough, won’t you?

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