The truth is hidden in plain sight.

It’s a sign!

What’s the sign? The sign is a couple of words that were created to demean, dishonor, and disqualify a man’s worth.

What does it mean? It means that a redneck knows when to plant, when to harvest, when to till, and when to tend the field.

Who is it for? It’s for the moon, the sun, the earth, and all things. This is the truth of the rednecks pursuit. She heals the earth with her common sense and frees the truth from the city’s use and abuse.

A strong neck holds her head high as she works with, for, and as the earth through all time.

So, what does all of this mean?

What is commonly misunderstood or dismissed (hidden) is actually visible and present, if only we look differently.

The “sign” has both literal and symbolic resonance. Not just a label, but a misunderstood symbol that points to deeper truths.

Language can be weaponized. “Redneck” is acknowledged as a slur historically used to diminish rural, working-class people, particularly those in the American South.

The term “redneck” is reimagined not as ignorant or backward, but as someone deeply in tune with natural rhythms. The agricultural cycle becomes a metaphor for wisdom, patience, and harmony with the earth.

The redneck is portrayed as someone whose work is in service of the natural world, not just survival or economics.

The redneck is not just a man, but an archetype that includes or honors women, or perhaps even nature herself. “Common sense” here becomes sacred: practical, grounded knowledge over elite or urban abstraction.

This space transforms “redneck” into an emblem of pride and strength. It directly contradicts the insult by showing that the “red” neck, sunburned from honest work, belongs to someone who lives with dignity, and whose life is a form of resistance and resilience.

Redneck is now transformed from slur into a sign of sacred knowledge and environmental stewardship by honoring the redneck’s relationship to time, nature, and purpose.

What does this poem mean to you?