Maybe you'll be the one to unite the tribes
and overthrow the yoke
Maybe you'll be standing in front
of a burning city hall
as you and your followers
move to the next target
on this mission of liberation
Maybe you'll forget
to turn off the kitchen lights
before going to sleep tonight
Maybe you'll live comfortably
in modest luxury
in a small home in rural Mexico
Maybe you'll write the slogans
chanted by thousands
and printed from now
to the end of time
in the struggle against
our lesser angels
Maybe you'll forget
to clock in to work
on your first day back
after a two week vacation
Maybe you'll get married
and be content with
a quiet life in your very own
suburban home
Maybe you'll fall asleep at the wheel
and survive an accident
that should have killed you
Maybe you'll give it all up
and join a Buddhist monastery
in pursuit of nirvana
Maybe you've reached
the end of the poem
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