And It Will Rain Eventually

Confidently packed for a journey
bathed in enthusiasm for adventure
a greeting to those whose feet were firmly on the ground
perplexion lined their faces
confused as to what I was hoping to find

How can I describe what I saw
more then I bargained for
with images seared into my brain
that wont easily rest

"I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
a black branch with blood that kept drippin'
I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin'
a white ladder all covered with water
I saw ten thousand takers whose tongues were all broken
guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children"

The people branded the hated enemy
opened their homes to the tale of my drifting
felt love and acceptance from those
the media tells me are killers

Lost in confusion I had to probe deeper
clearly stating where I was from
I had to know their perspective
cautiously however afraid I couldn't grasp it

"We read about your nation
the gadgets and such
and do marvel at automation
but then we also learn about the weapons of war,
that will even obliterate space

We see you have foods that are grown in labs
and diseases devastating the immune system
genetically modified organism that lead to quick profits
for corporations that are considered equal to people

And we see you have built many cages
a cage which traps the mind
training homogeneity of the brain
another which allows you to believe that statistics
can assure success

Finally we see the cages that you place law breakers in
find it interesting that the word corrections is brandied about
from our view nothing is corrected
tends to mark a one time offended with a scarlet letter
recidivism is the norm

So while we admire and respect the advances in technology
you have made, we have much trepidation about
being told "we must follow you"

From that I came to two conclusions
the first that the answers I were hoping to find
never presented themselves
only more questions about the species called "human"

The second is that all the drones, missiles, lasers and stealth technology,
this so called shield that will protect ourselves and allies
none of this is going to be what prolongs the existence of the human family
our saving deeds will be committed with handshakes, smiles, laughter and hugs

So you poets, artists, musicians, and dreamers
keep on doing what you do

"And love is all that stays.
only love remains"







Lyrics courtesy of the master poet, Bob Dylan, "Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall", and the master love song maker, Paul McCartney, "Only Love Remains"