Ruminations

Today I decided to experiment with a little poetry.  This is far more free form than I typically write, so I have no idea how it holds up.  Still, I decided to share it with you anyway.  It's a commentary on many of the bad things I see going on in the world.  While I love many of the things humanity has to offer, we undoubtedly have a dark side.  I've been thinking a lot about that this week with May Monster Madness going on.

Feel free to let me know what you think.

Ruminations

Skimming through the accounts

of our bloodied history

I wonder how we made it

this far, our heads held high

as we neglect the

carnage at our feet.

An arch built up to touch

the sky, a gateway to

a new future, before

we even bothered to learn from

our own mistakes.

Hands toil away, individual minds

aflame with good intentions

and noble ideas

while the thirsts of the mob

must be quenched by scapegoats

and lies, blame passed on to

those who cannot speak up

loud enough to be heard over

the shouts of anger and revenge

for slights imagined,

so oft repeated and nurtured

that they seem to be real.

Fear is long-lived,

but while wisdom and humanity

live on in the minds of some

to grow and sprout new life,

hope for our future remains

as the candle in the storm

that flickers, but does not fade

from existence.