Gorse fires smoulder in Howth, county Dublin last July
Earth
The Earth is scarred.
Branded.
by our constant digging.
The drums of war.
The echo of pain.
I have come to realise that
we, humans,
Camouflage our shame.
We have a religious-shaped hole
in our hearts.
There won’t be a eulogy
for this lie we call
democracy.
Shrinking wages.
While expanding profit.
Preaching peace,
With grenades in our pockets.
The poverty in our economy,
Most of us are afflicted with this blindness.
A land painted red,
By the political artist.
the remaining trees bore witness
to the stares of man’s darkness.
Our parasitic consumption
scars the skin of our planet.
With our sons in caskets
buried beneath the foundation of sorrow.
The consequence of pollution
threatens tomorrow.
The regression of our progression
shows that man is a disease.
Drifting through time,
Swallowed by adversity.
Life is a trial.
We are the judges.
Previously: Walking To Their Own Tune
Sylvia’s Mothering
Relit
Choosing Recovery
Leading Me Home
In My Element
A Path Made Of Thorns
Memory Storage
Wings Of Wardship
Running Out
Fáilte romhat ar ais, Aoife, agus bualadh bos arís.
Stay angry about all that, the ‘inheritance’ that’s been left to the young is in bad shape.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/27/children-set-for-more-climate-disasters-than-their-grandparents-research-shows
Another great piece Aoife.
I found this line salient:
”We have a religious-shaped hole
in our hearts.”
We certainly do in my opinion for what its worth. Quite a lot of people still need something, anything really to cling to in the absence of old reliable belief systems, be it religion, politics or even economic philosophies.
Whether it’s crystals or reiki or tarots cards or ‘The Secret’, there will always be someone searching for that which cannot be found externally.
Not sure what you would call it though? Peace? Acceptance? Tranquillity? Maybe just some quiet time to reflect on the good we do have and can control? Who knows, a philosopher I am not.
Anyway, powerful piece above, as always, very impressed and delighted you’ve shared.