I Dissent

I dissent from the
wild disproportion
of what the world
spends on arms
and what it spends
on development.
I dissent from the
anti-humanitarian
policies of war for
peace. I dissent from
the perpetuation of
poverty through the
greed of the rich.
I dissent from the
despoliation of the
planet by short-
sighted industrialism.
Most of all, I dissent
from the fabric of
lies spun by the
proponents of nuclear
weapons who would
have us believe
that these heinous
instruments of mass
murder make us safer.