The Rape of Mother Earth
Ravaged by progress
the Mother’s bones lain bare;
scar tissue acting as back drop
for the architectural blight of man.
Ravaged like the Sabine women,
the Mother’s blood and tears corrupted
mined by the mindless,
careless, heartless, pillagers, born.
Sickened, the Mother fumes,
spewing lava, and ash to cleanse.
Raging the Mother’s oceans recoil
ferociously drowning, purging cities.
The Mother screams
whirlpool destroy ships at sea
whirlwinds erase the plaque of man.
One wonders,
at the audacity of the child
who ravages the Mother.
No pity for their souls will be found.
Copyright © Debbie Guzzi | Year Posted 2009
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