You shall not take the world and all its wonders
And pack them into boxes for display,
Charging entrance fee as if you own it,
Global feudal masters of the day.
You shall not house my children in your ghettoes,
Vaunt your wealth, exacting servitude,
Domineering cultures as your fiefdom,
Simple things are seen as bad and good.
You shall not pose as masters of the universe,
A blip you are, a cosmic dot in time,
Ignoring all spiritual iterations,
Marking what is ours as yours or mine.
You shall not kill the planet with your fighting,
Polluting light of day with endless night,
Cultivating chaos to the order
Ordained when starbust made all chaos right.
You shall not conquer life with fear and favour,
Declarations cruel or dissident,
Holding back evolving plan and aspect,
Plans there are but none of this intent.
You shall not pass, these boundaries are secluded,
Enshrouded in the stars of galaxies,
Wormed parallels forever life engendered,
Your arrogance anathema to me.
You shall be bound by all your acts, inactions,
Held account when futures come to pass,
‘Trespassers will be prosecuted’.
Note these words, they may well be your last.
Turn again to light, my beams command it,
The source of all you are, you foolish tribe,
Indistinct from dinosaurs, all hist’ry,
Begotten from the light that dwells inside.
Woe to you, this covenant, it falters,
Rainbow cast is fading fast upon
The darkness that engulfs before the herald
Of another life, another age that dawns.
I find this deeply moving as it resonates with many of my personal core values. Would for a time to come when greed ana hate and arrogance are replaced by harmony, respect and love. I know history goes against, but still we must try.
A really powerful plea. Thank you.
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I’m heartened by how many I know and read of who feel the same, Chris. All in the trying.
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I hereby name you lord high executioner for all those arrogant bastards
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I wish I wanted the job. But I don’t. Then again, I don’t want to be on the sidelines jeering either. Helluva choices, Paul.
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how about if you drape the noose and I’ll drop the trapdoor
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Umm, temptation…
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I agree with every word — we are feeling this together, those of us who have deep and old souls. I am looking forward to the tipping point. Thank you for expressing these inchoate feelings so eloquently, Anne-Marie.
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Thank you, Beth.x
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This is brilliant momus. Send it to the United Nations and get them to put it up as their motto to the world 🙂
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I wish…
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I think this is my favourite poem of yours. So powerful x
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Thanks, Amanda.x
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Reblogged this on Mind Chatter.
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Thanks, Rene.x
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