I killed her
The most beautiful in the universe
Fertile, full of life, lush and ripe
Through my own selfishness I did her in
I wore her down and used her up
Leaving you only the corpse
Of something raped and beaten
Dried out and dying
Oh Gaia, Mother Earth
I killed you
Author notes
I hope it's obvious I'm talking about my personal responsibility for my environmental actions. I sometimes feel that people in these current generations will be judged very harshly in the future. I pray this pessimism will not be justified.
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A contest entry
- Time Capsule by Dalaney.
950 points, ended March 26, 2008, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - You Say You Want A Revolution. by La Tua Cantante.
550 points, ended April 17, 2008, 8 entries
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Wow. I really can't find any words for this. The beginning two lines:
"I killed her
The most beautiful in the universe"
Really captivated me and got me interested. It is truly sad though, no one seems to care anymore about Earth, it seems they're just going to let it whither away and blame someone else whenever something horrid happens to it. It's good to see that someone actually takes responsibility for contributing to it. It's truly a wonderful write.
Thankyouu and good luck in my contest.
-Dana.
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Each day we lose more of what is important, leaving only a empty fragile shell of defeat...I fear for those who follow...
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I just took a look at your comments below, Russell (may I call you Russell?), and I can see exactly what you mean. Maybe we can disfigure Mother Earth, but she is too big to kill - she grows back, just looking different, and will do so again. With us or without us.
A strong and confident poem.
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To all those commenting: Thank you for the kind words. When I initially started the piece, it was a temptation to start with "we" instead of "I"....but the bedrock truth is that "I" have to take responsibility for both what has happened and what will happen. Until "I" own the problem, "I" won't find a solution.
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i was worried at first but then i just fell in love with this poem...keep it up!
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This is a very awsome piece. I think it captures this problem we face very well.I liked how you write,
Through my own selfishness I did her in
I wore her down and used her up
Leaving you only the corpse."
It gave me this awsome imagery once I re-read it a few times. Very powerful, keep your voice strong.
XxTwigxX
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there's too much taking in this world and not enough giving
humans are generally a selfish lot. we hear too much about the takers and not enough about the givers huh?
good poem
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cool poem, i love greek mytholog
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Sadly very true, a lot of us feel this way. They say one person can't make a difference but there's a lot of 'one person's out there so maybe we can. Awesome write
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So very true, I feel this way too, but you already knew that, didn't you. I am making no sense tonight, my fingers are just moving on autopilot. Good night and good luck in the contest.jenn
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