I hear civilization close by.
\nAt the edge of the woods.
\nCars running on the roads.
\nI can hear voices raised.
\nEveryone shouting.
\nDebates about the weather.
\nRain today.
\nClimate change to them.
\nGood harvest.
\nToo many people elbowing
\nat the table.
\nPoverty, wanting,
\nwhat no one really needs.
\nCut down the wild and build stadiums.
\nPeople battling people.
\nThe cost of living
\nthe height of junk
\non your pile.
\nCharge less for having more.<\/p>\n
And keep busy!
\nNever watch the world go by.
\nWatch the beautiful destroyed.
\nThe silent woods.
\nThe empty skies.
\nPoems written on bathroom walls.
\nAnd get going, going with the crowd.
\nOffend no one but yourself.
\nSomeday,
\nworld weariness
\nwill cast its wave over the shore.
\nAnd for miles
\nthere will be boxes and boxes
\nof what people had
\nfloating on the water,
\nwhile the stars
\nsweep the floor of night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I hear civilization close by. At the edge of the woods. Cars running on the roads. I can hear voices raised. Everyone shouting. Debates about…<\/p>\n