Civilized
“Civilized” March 9, 2022 -
Mundane nowadays, are the old ways of night and day
Somehow convinced we are not the same
Once a place where beasts could roam and play
Cages are built as homes in a twisted game
Civilized we say, to hide our shame.
If one could live with our ancestors, they too, would see;
Life is more than phones, celebrities, and everything in between
Values lost in wind, earth, fire, and sea,
Hidden in darkness by beings unseen,
Our world becomes black and cold from nude and evergreen.
To catch, kill, and clean shows compassion
So tell me, do our actions of massive blind slaughter?
A balance of chance and skill through natures passion
Left behind for convenience we go from man to squatter,
Without resistance, poison has entered our water.
Out of sight out of mind is the definition of our time
We simply say civilized to protect our shallow mind
Distracting our psyche with pleasantries of salt and lime,
You and I are still peasants of the truth we strive to find
Mistake not the barbaric ways of our “civilized” kind.
Quintain (English) Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Emile Pinet
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