Friday, February 17, 2012

Man made

A nursery rhyme for adults


This is the house that Jack and Jill built.

These are the suburbs, full of the houses just like the house that Jack and Jill built.

This is the town where both of them work, far from the suburbs, full of the houses just like the house that Jack and Jill built.

These are the cars, that take them to work, far from the suburbs, full of the houses just like the house that Jack and Jill built.

This is the smog, caused by the cars that take Jack and Jill to work, far from the suburbs, full of the houses just like the house that Jack and Jill built.

These are the factories, hidden in smog, caused by the cars that take Jack and Jill to work, far from the suburbs, full of the houses just like the house that Jack and Jill built.

This is the waste, dumped by the factories, hidden in smog, caused by the cars that take Jack and Jill to work, far from the suburbs, full of the houses just like the house that Jack and Jill built.

These are the rivers, laden with the waste, dumped by the factories, hidden in smog, caused by the cars that take Jack and Jill to work, far from the suburbs, full of the houses just like the house that Jack and Jill built.

This is the ocean, that swallows the rivers, laden with waste, and

This is the planet, that holds the ocean, that swallows the rivers, laden with waste, and

This is the sun, around which orbits the planet

This is the vast empty space, in which the sun floats, and

These are the stars that flash for a few brief moments in the eyes of eternity, then die in the vast empty space.

This is the perspective, that you can only get if you consider the stars, that flash for a few brief moments in the eyes of eternity, then die in the vast empty space in which the sun floats, around which orbits the planet, that holds the ocean, that swallows the rivers, laden with waste, dumped by the factories, hidden in smog, caused by the cars that take Jack and Jill to work, far from the suburbs, full of the houses just like the house that Jack and Jill built.



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