I look at nature
the way that life pulses through it
the murmurations of birds
the running of inanga
and salmon
and herrings
and antelope
and bison
the inconceivable abundance
that powers this living planet
and all of the life upon it
and in it
and around it
and I worry
because we have pillaged it
despoiled it
ripped it apart
like clueless fucking idiots
and what have we left
for everyone else?
the bears
the wolves
the eagles and hawks
the whales and the orcas
all those beautiful
mesmerising
incredible
awesome beings
what have we left them?
or even left our own children?
are we really
that
stupid?
Monkey Business 