Humans marching like zombies towards the doors of extinction
Never taking the time to balance the scales
We don’t want to do anything that would inconvenience us
It is still within our power to change the end of our tales
Like vandals on Halloween, humans damage the Earth
Politicians are a species that no one can trust
It is still within our power to change the end of our tales
We don’t want to do anything that would inconvenience us
There are options before us, but still, we choose doom
Corporations enchanted by the prospect of sales
We don’t want to do anything that would inconvenience us
It is still within our power to change the end of our tales
Essential essentials and worn-out wigs
Meaningless trinkets for which humanity lusts
It is still within our power to change the end of our tales
We don’t want to do anything that would inconvenience us
~ornery owl~
Planning ahead like a mofo, I chose most of these prompts a day early!
I changed the title of the poem from strangers at the feast to skeletons at the feast as I found it more fitting.
Prompt: Enchanted
Prompt: Halloween
Prompt: Write a Form or Anti-Form Poem
Prompt: Write a Mirrored Refrain
The Icky, Sticky, Nit-Picky Legalese If You Please (Or Don't Please)
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So well said "We don’t want to do anything that would inconvenience us
ReplyDeleteIt is still within our power to change the end of our tales." After the last two days of flods, landslides and devastation in BC, I begin to wonder if it IS still within our power. I think we are past the tipping point and into freefall now. Scary to think about. Yet here we are. Your poem says it so well. I love pantoums. My fave form. Has been a while since I wrote one.
Yes the lack of urgency is indeed scary. It does feel like zombies being marched to extinction... what an image!
ReplyDelete'We don’t want to do anything that would inconvenience us'
ReplyDelete- that's exactly right. We should think more how inconvenient it would be if we didn't have access to food, clean water, and the truth...
It's a sad bad and mad parade to extinction we've drummed up. The beat may not change soon enough and we'll have to all witness the grim result. Thanks for sharing at earthweal.
ReplyDeleteI found your link in my spam folder. Your poem is very apt for today! Well done, my friend.
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