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WindWalker
Senior Member

since 2001-10-12

Posts 1218

0 posted 2007-08-14 09:49 PM

Before man cursed himself to labour
his short life upon this earth;
before he delineated lands with names,
borders, guns and barbed wire,
he roamed the valleys and plains
in primitive enjoyment of his now,
his life: the image of the land.

With so little system developed
to restrict freedom of his ways,
he did not spend an entire life
paying for a house he could never own,
nor did he kill or die protecting
something that was never his.

He followed the seasons and accepted
the bounties of the land with thanks:
at least we hope that was the way
the ancestors walked the Earth and I ask:
hasn't something been lost or forgotten
along the path of human evolution?

What world have we made
where everything, even love –
yes, especially love –
now comes with a price tag?

We believe we abolished slavery
yet cannot see
being attached to a “surfing” gadget
has become the most insidious form
of all-time slavery.

What will it take for man
to take his life back from those
who stole it with a carrot on a stick
followed by a whip?

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

1 posted 2007-08-14 09:56 PM

This is REALLY excellent!

[I keep thinking I have an ultimate
  (absolute) favorite 'write' from
  this fine author...and, I keep
  having to change it!]

serious, long-sustained applause!!
[as has become rather typical
  when I read "WindWalker's" work]

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2007-08-14 09:58 PM

Incredibly profound write, dear poet!
Indeed, what will it take?
The complete loss of 'power' and our all-too-comfortable lifestyle?

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

3 posted 2007-08-15 03:07 AM

Very powerful poem!

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2007-08-15 04:51 AM

Nice writing...I believe that man has always found this life to be a struggle...with times of happiness and times of suffering adding and subtracting spice...James

Edward Grim
Senior Member

since 2005-12-18

Posts 1154
Greenville, South Carolina

5 posted 2007-08-15 11:47 AM

This is highly thought provoking. A masterpiece in itself. I like the way you think, and write. Excellent isn't the proper word for it.

Cheers - Ed

"Well I wish that you would cheat with someone, 'cause you're like diggin' holes in water and we know that can't be done."

Beaone12
Junior Member

since 2007-08-15

Posts 24
Iowa

6 posted 2007-08-15 12:10 PM

I like your poem, it seems to speak the unspoken truth of today's society.
Thanks for sharing.

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