Mother Nature

We can be our own worst enemy

Mother Nature

(Poem by Serenus)

 

Mother, Oh Mother

You’re such a woman scorn

Your children mistreated you

And now we’re caught in your storm

 

Your womb, birthed the earth

And from the earth, we were born

We use to be so close

But now we’re just a family torn

 

Smoke stole your sweet scent

We scorched your beautiful hair

Your skin sealed in cement

Suffering from thirst, but we didn’t care

 

We force fed you poison

We put a price on your head

Taking your gifts for granted

And we left you for dead

 

But Mother, Oh Mother

You have come back

With a vengeance!

Your temper is heated

With no signs of forgiveness

 

Your touch use to be gentle

Tough-love, but modest

But your backlash has been brutal

The judgment of a goddess

 

Hurricanes, acid rains,

Monsoons, tsunamis

Droughts, water spouts

And quakes that sneak up calmly

 

Blizzards, floods, tornadoes, and wildfires

And we never cried for you Mommy

Now our situation is absolutely dire

We are begging for a day that’s balmy

To protect yourself from your people

You are fighting back

And all we can do is stop our evil

Reflect-and stand back

 

But Mother, Oh mother

Can we be saved?

Or have you sealed our fate

For the way we behaved?

 

 

…Before she can be her children’s savor

Rescue us, from our own bad behavior

She must save herself "first

So don’t blame her

She’s a mother

Protective power

Is in her nature

 

She said she’ll get back to us later

…First she has to communicate

With “The Father”…Her creator

Author's Note

this didnt come out the way i wanted... so ill make a few changes later

Check out my companion poems to this one :

"Father Time"

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1055956/

Lady Luck

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/serenusaymone/1056642/

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Sometime a Mother will come back for revenge. I like the way you led the reader into a journey with questions and answers. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Sirius King]

Thanx for reading :-)

[Poppie Mira]

WOW," Smoke stole your sweet scent
We scorched your beautiful hair
Your skin sealed in cement
Suffering from thirst, but we didn’t care"
What great poem, full of meaning. I have to say I LOVE this stanza.

[Sirius King]

Thanx for checking it out! :-)

[luviva]

wowowow..... just great thats all i can say this opens up our eyes wider. lets think of th environment more before we r swallowed by the wrath

[Sirius King]

lol..exactly :-)

[luviva]

ur a great writer..!

[Sirius King]

Awe thanx :-)

[KAOlmsted]

I always roll my eyes a little at preachy EWJ poetry (EWJ = Environmental Whack Job *laugh*) but I have to admit, I really liked this piece, especially the third and fourth stanzas...you were able to get a very tired message across in an entertaining manner, and that's not easy to do. But, you know, I actually did roll my eyes a little at the last stanza *LAUGH* but that's just one reader's cynical view on religion ;-) Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

-kimmer

[Sirius King]

That's how I feel about tree hugging poetry lol but I figure why not try it lol... The last stanza is actually what I'm thinking about re-working ;-)

Thanx :-))

[Ahmad Cox]

I actually thought it was magnificent. I really liked the metaphors and the imagery.

[Sirius King]

thanx man! :-)

[Sunny Skye]

Oh but is so beautiful. Yes nature must change back to her natural ways before we created material things. Then when the earth is healthy is when we'll get back on our feet. Very well written. I love it. Well done, once again.

-SkyeBlanco

[Sunny Skye]

Nice pictures too by the way :D

[Sirius King]

thanxxx! :-)

[Sunny Skye]

No problem.

[Sirius King]

:-)

[Sunny Skye]

:D