We All Fall Down

"Environmental pollution is an incurable disease. It can only be prevented." -Barry Commoner

Let's burn it all down
and churn out another
forest fire
to light our discarded
garbage -
throw it all in the sea
and laugh as whales
wash up
on our dirty beaches -
bleed our oil
until we can
set the slick
on fire
let's all dance
as we spread our disease
and apathy

Until there's nothing left

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

The poem told a sad and true story. Man is foolish cannot see the beauty of the earth. Old Native Americans words. "I don't understand the white man ways. When he see great forest. He want to destroy the forest and make cities. He tossed garbage and waste in the sea and the lakes. The source of life. White man will not be content till the beauty of earth is gone."
Thank you Gaia for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Gaia Octavia]

It seems those words are wise and true

[Coyote Poetry]

Very old words. I believe Chief Pontiac said similar words.

[Gaia Octavia]

And white man thanked him for his wisdom by slapping his name on a bunch of portable pollution machines which we throw more garbage out of. Sigh.

[LastMonth]

Yeeeeeesh.
(Jewish for - Tough stuff man.)

That's another depressing one, I guess.
I wonder what brought this on,
It's written well and definetly seems to shed some light on our less memorable moments as this world's dominant race. You've used your vocabulary well. Laughing like whales, bleeding like oil.

I like it.

[Gaia Octavia]

Thanks. I've been thinking a lot about the way humans are killing the earth and the world's animals and just not caring. Oil spills, pollution, forest fires, drilling, garbage in the oceans/on the ground, air pollution, etc. And while we know we are burning our home down around us and killing off species after species, most people don't care enough to demand actual widespread change (or even change their own behavior). Makes me sad/mad. This is what popped out.

[LastMonth]

Makes sense, friend. Sometimes people would rather not know.
''..That guy talking about global warming -again-..?''
'... I'm sick of all these animal rights groups..''
It's alot easier to stick your head in the sand.

[Gaia Octavia]

Unfortunately, that is very true.