The Angry Men
The Angry Men
The angry men swarmed across the Earth,
Cawing with their fractious voices,
Driven by their untamed hearts,
Lustful in their greedy nature,
Filled with perfidious self-doubts,
Friends with fulsome fear.The angry men ignore Earth’s grace,
Sucking the lands dry,
Seizing their false birthright,
Wealth their unholy credo,
Filled with well disguised grief,
Friends with blood-sucking despair.The angry men born of pained birth,
Slapped with welcoming rough hand,
Conceived in a fit of poisoned rage,
Inherited complicit guilt,
Filled with dark pools of sadness,
Friends with midnight terror.
© David R. Durham
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The Poet Photographer 
June 5, 2013 at 5:12 am
Wow – when I read this it reminded me of an inscription on a pavillion in the park where I live. It reads ‘Mammon or Millennial Eden’ and basically poses the question as to whether Australia will be exploited or treasured for the future. Currently it’s the former. If you’re interested see: http://www.centennialparklands.com.au/about_us/history_and_heritage/heritage_buildings_and_structures/federation_pavilion