If technology could
If it were in the people’s control
It could provide the means
For industry to work
Without the stress
So many laborers endure
On the assembly line
You were revolutionary
Technology micro chip
In revolutionizing industry
The means wherewith
Manufactured goods are made
On the assembly line
I remember a stint at
Gallo wines
Where on the assembly line
Only two workers were needed
To put the aluminum
And the corks
On the champagne bottles
Because computerized technology
Did the rest of the work
Our job, the two of us on
The assembly line
Was to make sure the process
Ran smoothly
Yes, a vision of technology
Freeing man from arduous,
Strenuous work
Where the father/mother
Come home from a hard
Day’s work
Only to scream at each other
And/or at the kids.
Technology, a revolutionary
Incentive for sure
Will be a truly revolutionary
Happening
When technology
Is run by the people
For the people
Of the people
So difficult for many people
To envision
Because of the devastating
Unemployment crisis
Technology, in the hands of
The capitalist class
Has put society in
Technology, in control of
A government
For the people
Of the people
By the people
Will truly liberate humanity
—Yolanda Catzalco
Revolutionary Poets Brigade
