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zaxby
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since 2009-03-05
Posts 48
California

0 posted 2009-05-05 05:28 PM


Where in nature does man truly belong?
he sails across oceans only to reap havoc on the shore.
builds his tribes into unstoppable armies
hell-bent on taking what jealousy perceives
as something to be caged and coveted.

If beauty of another’s creation is too special to bear
destruction is the standard choice,
Rub it out, grind it to dust, make it insignificant
no matter how glorious the art or architecture,
only then all will be well in the eyes of man.

Pee on the post, mark your spot,
then they will know you were here.
Civilization is a joke created as false hope
for the weak and helpless.

God a tool to rationalize behavior
lower than any life form on this planet.
I am ashamed of my origin and wish
my ancestors had made different choices.

A change in human behavior seems
unlikely, it is easier to break the mirror
than look at the true source.


© Copyright 2009 Thad Geer - All Rights Reserved
Osprey
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since 2009-04-12
Posts 249

1 posted 2009-05-05 05:49 PM


So much truth in this piece. Too late for mirrors, they were smashed to pieces by a freak of evolution, that is anti-nature mankind.
Thanks for this poem, I feel less alone.

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 posted 2009-05-05 09:20 PM


Yo Zaxby,

Too bad about you.  There's no money in self hatred.
  
Bobby

zaxby
Junior Member
since 2009-03-05
Posts 48
California
3 posted 2009-05-05 10:29 PM


yo Bobby, thats what got us into this mess in the first place.
Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4 posted 2009-05-05 11:25 PM


Yo Zaxby,

You're right, self hatred really sucks.

There is nothing wrong with money.  Money is innocent of all human failings.  The problem is in human selfishness and bigotry.

Bobby

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