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
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