Look But Don't Touch

For us to feed the fires of creation

those lightbulbs and silicon dreams,

things we apply the word 'power' to

like children's games of imagination,

we've thrust our hands into the hive

clueless on how to remove the honey

from our fingers without us getting;

stung.

We 'wave' it about across the Earth

spreading it thinly over everything;

until almost nothing remains sacred

not the food, not the air, or water.

A slow death, is no real death at all,

like a lifetime of cigarette smoking,

it's the worst years of your life that

are stolen.

Then the world wakes up stretching,

spilling the oceans all over the lands

and washing out all the more honey

back into its fertile, swift currents,

while we sit back and watch swarms

get frighteningly bigger and bigger,

hoping a splash of water will stop an

attack.

While we continue to lick our fingers

and to constantly look for new hives

to tap, instead of avoiding a danger,

that but for our foolish human pride

we would never have even attempted    

otherwise; and allowing us to be free

to use our knowledge and ingenuity...

to prosper. 

 

   

Author's Note

Social commentary on the use of Atomic Energy.

Reviews

[Frieda P]

Outstanding read Astro, but what's life without a little danger thrown in....you do social commentary with such panache, the best!...nicely done.

[Astro]

Thanks Frieda, I agree a little danger can add a bit of excitement but there are a lot of other ways to get your kicks in this world that won't affect us all. ie. extreme sports, bungie jumping, bondage...;)

[Frieda P]

Ha I have fear of heights for that kind of stuff....hmmm bondage ;-)

[Astro]

I had to throw that one in there, lol.

[Frieda P]

Laughing here, I bet you did. ;-)

[Inspiring Writer]

Great job, it's a nice flow. Imaginary is well expressed into words.

[Astro]

Thanks friend for reading and your kind review.

[Dr. Wood ?]

BRILLIANT..One of your finest moments my friend.....

[Astro]

Thanks Doc, it developed into something a little different than what I set out to write, but I was able to keep it all together and make it beautifully coherent in the end. Thank you very much.