2008-02-09

manifestations

come, man,
come on.
what's goin' on?
blurt the crap out before you burn out.

showin',
they're showin'
now in every scene.
little amazin' how every eye's blurred now.

look,
and take notice.
you wish you don't note it.
not that you don't know it but you still won't show it.

it's everywhere.
not a nook where it's not there.
perennial infiltration.
perpetual intoxication.
man, they're showin'.
human infestations.
the symptoms are showin'.

are these mere speculations or the truth too late?
it was you.
it was you who pulled the trigger thinkin' it'd do you some good.
what effect it was gonna have on planet peace was immaterial to you.
rubbishin' the obvious, you went on ahead with your development dream.
everything green was replaced by shining steel. your demolition spree.
you spread like a wild fire uncontrolled till you consumed all that was wild.
doubts sprang from every patch of mud; concerns raised from all sides.
you chose to remain oblivious and said things were happening as deemed.
but how long can one shut his eyes and pretend the world wasn't as it seemed?

look now and take notice of the symptoms of your infection;
the outcome of the pain inflicted by your crazy notions.
it's everywhere.
not a crack nor a crevice where it's not present.
it's everywhere.
not a grain of sand that wouldn't tell the story
of the gory consequences of your unwary actions.
not a dying soul that wouldn't carry your legacy back to the heavens.

it's everywhere.
not a nook where it's not there.
human infestations.
now it's showin' man.
now it's showerin' man.
now it's rainin' man.
now it's pourin' man!
so many infestations.
manifestations.

the trees have gone bald,
the oceans ruined,
the bergs are iceless,
the arctic scorching,
the skies are airless,
the clouds rotten,
the rocks heaved,
the waters wasted,
the reefs bereaved,
the tropics tortured,
the woods cleared,
agricultured,
nature's muted,
lives mutated,
wild makeover,
extincted,
principles gone bad,
truths tinted,
transport gone mad,
horse-powered,
cars heralded,
gas guzzled,
economy boomin',
poverty ignored,
unscrupulous bombin',
crimes pardoned,
wars glorified,
pain worshipped,
tribes abolished,
reformers admonished.

too many creations.
too many lesions.
depletions, destructions,
alterations, altercations,
pillage, carnage and hallucinations.

yes, man, these are the manifestations.
so many, so many manifestations.
you're all over the place and you're runnin' out of space.
you pulled the trigger thinkin' it'd do you some good,
but now the gun's got a mind of its own and is firin' back at you.
yes, it's firin' back at you.
the manifestations are catchin' up with you.

you'll choke yourself to death but, it seems,
you still won't take responsibility for your deeds.