There is a room of only black and white.
Clean and cold and still.
It is so clear.
There is crime taking over.
The guilty me and the guilty you
are in this together---
the geniuses in 'making' and 'breaking'---
the scientists of great extinction.
Between silences, who can tell where
polar carnivores breathe
their antique sorrows today.
- ksm / 2015
Inspiration: "Contours of Silence" by Jean de Pomereu
sad reality when it comes to our ECOnomics,
ReplyDeleteone decision affects another, affects our world,
affects the environment, affects a species...and
every day we kill more...
but gas is cheaper...
oy.
It is sad to think of the number of animals who are on the verge of extinction because of humankind's poor decisions. When will we ever learn?
ReplyDeleteYes, we are all responsible for this disaster, at least to a certain extent. I like the efficient way in which you ended your poem, Kelvin.
ReplyDeleteThe great extinction we are still blind too or just don't care about. And sadly we will be a large part of that extinction....
ReplyDeleteSo sad with extinction and yes we are humans and have the responsibilities - you always manage to say it all in so very few words.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I fear you are correct. But you say so in beautiful words and phrases, as ever.
ReplyDeletethe last line holds so much sorrow. yet you say it beautifully.
ReplyDeleteSo many cultures & animals are extinct because of us ~ Yes we are guilty of driving them to extinction ~
ReplyDeleteKelvin, I am so pleased to see you. This is a wonderful poem! I love your whole blog and went about seeing each part of it. As I said good to see you!
ReplyDeletewithout being harnessed... there's bad in all of us... loved the contrast in these lines
ReplyDeleteOh those closing lines, my friend. You bring the point home so clearly.Polar bears, whales, trees all "breathing their sorrow." As do I for the mess we've made.
ReplyDeleteantique/today WOW!
ReplyDeleteDid we know when we entered that room that it would come to this?
I hope they breathe between silences. We do.
This pierces my heart. Sad to know that I am in that room and helped create it.
ReplyDeleteI loved the way you ended your write, each word is sadly true and we aren't doing anything to put an end to this mess that we have created.
ReplyDeleteperfectly charming.
ReplyDeleteOh I loved these couplets Kelvin! Beautifully done!
ReplyDeletesad to say Kelvin, the burden of responsibility, we must all bear
ReplyDeletemuch love...
it's sad to see how our greed harms nature in an unrepearable way... guilty me and guilty you..indeed....ugh.. wish we could rethink and change things but probably we're beyond that point already
ReplyDeleteWe are all guilty of not wanting to think too much to change the setting. One goes along hoping things will solve itself. Sad though! Thoughtful write Kelvin!
ReplyDeleteHank