it starts here
and it ends
right here
life as we
knew it
here on
planet worth
knowing it
horizon earth
life on
some other
distant planet
isn't something
human will
will ever do
nothing can
replace mother
this earthly living
why not
race out
ace somewhere
in space
go so far
star trek out
Mars colony
that outer place
something alien
defining animalian
that unholy science
refining melancholy
folley's uttered fiction
that utterly won't
it can't be grace
utter faithful words
or come true
is there
no exit
is there
no way
except fearless
checking out
we're deep
in it
no matter
what they
dare say
we're stuck
with it
so many
dire lives
living fire
stormy streams
of gloried shit
what gives
living nightmares
no where
close to sweet
forever dreams
so that is it
who cares
when we are
all standing
on that
perilous edge
hoping we
don't fall
off that
precipitous ledge
into that
groundless grinding
meat grinder
all over that
broken pledge
mortal choice
where is that
moral voice
when everything
flash flood
raging fire
when everything
habitual poison
war's desire
red with blood
so uninspired
please Elmer Fudd
feed us rabbit
or some other
hareless version
save us
rude cartoons
from this
crude drama
it starts here
toxic conversion
it ends here
moxie aversion
repelling derision
dispelling fear
compelling revision
power never admitting
clever false division
that ends here
let truth rise
humanity committing
compassionately adhering
to passionate divinity
that starts here
glorious wisdom
making brilliant life here
a wonderfully wise decision

 

 

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