Out of the mouths….
- March 23rd, 2019
- Posted in Climate change, environmental pollution etc. . Poems
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Psalm 8 speaks to humankind: Out of the mouths: a rebuke
What world are you creating for me today?
What world are you creating for my tomorrow?
Look at the stars
- The greedy man says
- I have seen them on my vacations.
- The needy man says
- I have no energy to see them.
- The world leader says
- I do not need them.
- (What do you say?)
They tell us how very speck-like and isolated you, me and the earth are;
They tell us to be humble.
I see them
Look! Look!
Listen to the earth
- The greedy man says
- The earth is my plaything.
- The needy man says
- I can only hear my own needs.
- The world leader says
- Next year, after the election.
- (What do you say?)
The earth and all that is in it is groaning; moaning pitifully under your torture
I hear it
Listen! Listen!
Greedy,
Needy,
Leaders,
All on the earth; all under the stars –
Look, and Listen
See, and Hear
And together – do what it is in your ordained power to do
- for me
- for the earth, and all that is in it
- for today
- for tomorrow
- for my tomorrow.