Lost In The Jungle

Just some thoughts, sparked by, the Sydney hostage crisis.

Is abuse

And violence

The norm

For all relationships?

A question

I ask

With some timidity.

Scared

Of the answer

I'll receive

Back.

Having endured

More than my share

Of such relationships

In my lifetime.

Is humanity

Nothing more than

A brutal creature

Under a thin banal

Layer of "civilization".

In justifying

Our acts of rage

And destruction

To ourselves

And others.

By taking

"Lord of the jungle" mythos

To its ultimate

And extreme conclusion.

In killing off

Anything or anyone

That challenges

This believe.

As more reports arise

Of abusive conduct

By people

In a position

Of power.

From those

Who have escaped

From their tormentors

At a steep price.

Paid

By their souls

And traumatic memories

Of these occurrences

Being replayed

In their minds.

I want

To say

"No".

Humanity has grown

Beyond these base impulses

Which have labeled us

Nothing more than

Egoistical animals

In nature. 

But

My experiences say

"Yes".

Meaning

We haven't leave

The primeval forest

Like we think. 

Reviews

[Rifatt Mir]

Apparently!We are humans and civilized but then deep down somewhere we are all lost in a jungle of beasts where greed,power,Ego and all such traits govern us.
The heart is an old story,it beats when we are in trouble though..
Amazing one Therisa.God bless ya :)
Rifatt

[therisa]

Thank you, Riffat, for your kind words, in the review.

[Laura Lynn]

No, sometimes we don't even have to worry about what is humanity when we are confused about whether or not we are certain species of animals anyway. Rumor has it, that is it's been told to me, that the sailor mistook the manatees for mermaids.

[therisa]

Sadly, Laura, your sailor was right, about the mistaken manatees. As for humanity, I really don't know.