To be a conservative,
first, know
what you’re conserving.
Value or privilege.
If value,
best spread it everywhere.
If privilege,
best guard against loss.
Privilege is a pie.
Only so many slices.
Too much sharing and the pie is gone.
Value is atomic,
it empowers when divided.
love is a value
freedom is a value
security is a value
truth is a value
Don’t hoard it,
give it away.
Notice the ‘serve’ in conserve.
Who do I serve?
Mankind. My kind.
If the latter,
I’m not a conservative.
I’m a preservative.
I am formaldehyde
preserving my privilege.