By Jack Joseph Smith
Original Scan
AI Interpretation
The page treats refusal as a form of revolution, arguing that freedom begins in disobedience and in choosing people over work.
It reads like a stripped-down anthem. The repeated insistence that you cannot simply do what you are told builds a rhythm of resistance, and the last lines redirect that refusal toward care rather than selfishness. Women, kids, and not going to work become the poem's practical politics.
Hey: you can not always do what they tell you to do. Revolution is you; do as you please; do your best for the women and kids and do not go to work.