Indonesian rainforests-Writingasitcomes
A rumble of silence creeps
into the veins of
tangible pain, numbing senses
temporarily
while corruption still tortures.
Our touch contaminates
until we sicken
nature’s soft noise –
drowning against
humanity’s sonorous roar –
animals need to sleep
amid our mess.
Tribes and wildlife and ecosystems need to exist –
amid our mess, not endure enforced extinction.
We have made some
of the biggest mistakes
of our existence.
But we are who we are,
and mistakes will happen
until we are no longer here…
amid our mess.
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Author: Anita Lubesh
I write poetry/prose/stories/short stories/verses for children/sketch/and have 6 chapters of a novel sitting there like that half eaten trifle in the fridge or bottle of Jack Daniels because something makes you afraid to eat it or drink... right now..
I am a proud Geordie from England's northern hemisphere and the beautiful city of Newcastle upon Tyne. I live with my lovely husband who came all the way from sunny California just for me, and my favourite animal, Bobble, our dog.
I am a member of Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth and wish we could all do more, especially today, when such a lot is wrong.
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As it Comes 
Very powerful poem.
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Thanks for your thoughts, Elaine.
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You capture the modern human problem of unmatched greed destroying not just local areas but globally too.
And crazier still is there’s no real urgency on the part of governments as if things are fine like…we’re not consciously destroying our futures.
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Short-sightedness and personal gain drives our government and prob the rotw. It is corruption and greed. Denial enables them and justifies a whole host of reasons. Crap. I was happy before lol Thank you, as ever for reading my stuff!
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The trouble is the reality of it on a daily basis is beyond depressing. So it’s either pay attention and know uncontrollable things are occurring, or ignore…which for sanities sake is sadly the best option.
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Anita, You’ve captured the immensity and horror of the human state and their continual destruction with earth-shaking words and images. This poem has a beautiful although poignant flow.
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Thank you. It’s much appreciated.
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