GAIA

Gaia

You know,

when you see our world

from outer space,

there are no borders!

No manifest destiny

or chosen people.

So why is the USA #1?

Except,

because of

genocide, slavery

and the barbarity

of rivers of blood

that flowed, and flows

out of the barrel

of a gun!

And,

there has never been

anything good about

living parasitically

off the people

of the world.

~~redzone 7.12.14

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

A very strong write. Patriotism can turn to chauvinism in a blink of an eye. We need to have a political units but we need to see ourselves as human first.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh my goodness, what a theme....and the last lines drive it home so hard...

living parasitically off of others....

yeah sure, We're number 1! not so, these days...we have not acted like we deserve that mantra.

[Matching Socks]

I was expecting some enchanting poem about earth mother Gaia but you've given us some food for thought here instead. Great write sir.

[Frieda P]

Definitely not what I was expecting Curt, it reads as a Greek tragedy but the subject
matter hits close to our home. I think this can be read both ways, depending on your
viewpoint. Genocide has occurred often and without protest most of the time. Whatever
happened to the Genocide Convention? If we had intervened sooner, the Holocaust would
possibly not have continued on for over six and a half years, saving countless lives
.....there are few answers and many ambivalent solutions that flow from the barrel of a gun, but sometimes it's the lesser of two evils...

Much food for thought here my dear friend. x