So I was really doubting whether to post this poem at all. It's not a nice poem.
But I thought I would.
This is inspired by The Hunger Games movie. And the Vashta Nerada from Doctor Who. And of course by Thomas Malthus, poor soul who really believed in the horrors of mankind and forgot about the wonder and love we are capable of too.
But I thought I would.
This is inspired by The Hunger Games movie. And the Vashta Nerada from Doctor Who. And of course by Thomas Malthus, poor soul who really believed in the horrors of mankind and forgot about the wonder and love we are capable of too.
Man Is Not Kind
Mankind.
The Greatest Delusion Of All.
Man. Is. Not. Kind.
These. Are. Our. Forests.
They. Are. Our. Meat.
The Earth Is Our Playground
It’s Life At Our Feet.
We are the fear that hides in the dark
The nightmares of children
The fiend in the mind
We are the bloodstain, the mildew, the mark
The scum of the sinful
We are mankind.
These. Are. Our Forests.
They. Are. Our Meat.
We. Are. The. Malice.
Your Flesh. Is Our Treat.
Shunned by the murderous
The men drenched in sin
The hated, the outcast
Will not let us in
Our reputation
Is so red, red, red
That all avoid us
Even the dead
These. Are. Our. Forests.
They. Are. Our Meat.
Don’t Bother To Run
We Are Hungry And Fleet
Pray to your gods.
Pray. To. Them. All.
For who can protect you?
When mankind comes to call.
These. Are. Our. Forests.
They. Are. Our Meat.
Help. Is. Not. Coming.
We. Want. To. Eat
This is a very powerful poem, Octa. The subject is so true. Very very dark, but wonderful as usual.
ReplyDeleteAnother dark one. I loved the Vashta Nerada episode, and I can see how that all relates...
ReplyDeleteHah...mankind. The poem's right, we really aren't.
This is a really deep and meaningful poem, Octa! It is lovely. You are such a talented writer (but you knew that) and I know exactly what you are getting at. It is truly spectacular, melancholy, dark, and so very, very true. Man is not kind.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting!
I'm glad you all praised this poem but just to reiterate I don't believe that this is the only aspect of mankind.
ReplyDeleteI suspect I shall follow with a much happier poem about the lighter side of man.