68. Turning a leaf
How can we stand this world of cruelty
where humans nought but run each other over
caring nothing, going blindly on as parasites
with self-love as their only guide,
the greatest ignorance of all
and the only sure way to perdition?
Shall we stand by and just look on this folly,
doing nothing to direct them to salvation?
Yes, my dear, I am afraid that that is all that we can do.
If they can't help themselves, then even less can we.
All we can do is faithfully to pursue
our pious diligence and efforts to constructiveness
and work in peace as hermits if we must,
and maybe one day they will see
the better world we built for them.
Poetry by Christian Lanciai
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Written on 2006-08-27 at 12:35
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