See how nature beats us up,
And mocks us,
Quakes and tsunamis and accidents,
As bruised humanity licks its wounds,
Nature goes about its business as usual,
Snow flakes still falling in immaculate white,
And shine with star-like sparkle,
Sun still rising in the east and setting in the west,
Not a single pause,
Not even to look back at the monstrosity,
In the wake of its epileptic cataclysmic dance,
Panic so thick you can cut it with a knife,
Plans and work of a lifetime cut short,
The utter helplessness of a parent before his/her hapless child,
As the earth literally splits in many halves,
Hungry and in split seconds,
Swallowing anything with mass,
Shaking with frightful force and maiming energy,
Everything on its surface,
Walls of waves many times as tall as man,
Wide as the oceans,
Running at breakneck speed,
Sweep across the shores of raging seas,
Clearing everything in its path,
A spectacle of strength,
Should not strength be used to protect the weak?
Nature, source of our sustenance and livelihood,
Womb of mankind's worst disasters and biggest nightmares,
If I ever went to war,
I want nature on my side,
Yet some man in a delusional folly,
Still thinks man is in control,
Give me a break...
We do what we can,
But we are NOT in control.
Brussels © March 2015 afesehngwaHilary
