Poem for Earth

Poem for Earth, by Guy McPherson

It’s ripping my heart out
thinking of you
wondering how you came to be so strong

We’re tearing your heart out
thinking of us
dancing thoughtlessly, doing you wrong

Our lives out of balance,
growth our only call,
never questioning what we’re growing into

Fitting into this culture
our constant goal,
delighting in all the lives we undo

You’re slipping away now,
out of our grasp.
We’ve no idea what we’ve done

We can’t live without you,
hubris aside,
and we’ll soon find we can’t run.

It’s ripping my heart out
thinking of you
wondering how you came to be so strong

I’m tearing your heart out,
thinking of me
living thoughtlessly, doing you wrong

My life out of balance,
survival my call,
never questioning what I’m turning into.

Fitting into this culture
my constant goal,
distressing in the lives I undo.

You’re slipping away now,
out of my grasp.
I’ve no idea what I’ve done.

I can’t live without you,
hubris aside,
and I’ll soon find I can’t run.

I feel so weak deep down inside
where I know you’re strong.
Paralyzed to inaction by shackles of culture.

When will I let go,
as I tell others to do?
When will I dive head-first into my future?

Seeing destruction
I leave in my wake
makes me want to let go of it all.

Staring into the abyss,
knowing time is short,
why not march into the squall?

I love you completely
yet I can expect nothing.
You, my goddess, hold all the cards.

You captured my heart
and you hold it still
even though it’s nothing but shards.

Pauline Schneider created a song from the poem. It is embedded below.

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My 4 July 2014 interview on Truth Jihad Radio is linked here. I was interviewed by Kevin Barrett.

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I delivered a 20-minute presentation to kick off the forum with H. Leighton Steward. From 4 June 2014, it’s embedded below.