What has oil done...
to humanity?
the environment?
this planet?
It created lines in the sand, greed, need, war, pain, bloodshed and turmoil.
It created corporations and lobbyists and crooked politicians who say one thing while doing another.
It created industries and factories, employing many to their own demise and even death.
It created deceit, shortcuts, a driving insanity in all humanity - liquid gold.
It created a carbon footprint bigger than any imaginable sci-fi beast.
It created mud flats that once thrived to be decimated and destroyed.
It created defective genes in what once was safe to consume.
It created clouds of smog, choking out the sun and breathable air.
It created a sickness, no vaccine can battle.
It created waters no longer able to sustain life.
It created catastrophic wounds unable of healing as mother earth bleeds this black sickness.
It created a monster that is watching us fatten up like lambs before the slaughter.
Note: These are just my recent thoughts and had to vent through creative writing. Feel free to add your own.
I'm not perfect and that's okay
Because the Goddess didn't make me that way
People will judge me but that's all right
It won't disturb my sleep at night
Some people may not like my voice
They don't have to listen, they have a choice
Some people may not like my clothes
But I like my style and that's the way it goes
Some people may not like what I have to say
It's my opinion, but I'm sorry they feel that way
Some might have a problem with the way I am
But the truth is I don't give a damn
Some people may think that insults will hurt me
Their words are based on ignorance, they don't know me
My personality may rub some the wrong way
But that's all right, I won't see them another day
Words may sting, judgment may be cruel
But they can't change my point of view
For my beliefs people may try to knock me down
But I'm a survivor and I'll stick around
People may taunt, tease, jest and mock me
But they'll get theirs eventually
I may not be as attractive as a movie star
But it's perseverance that will get me far
I'm only human so it's okay
If there's a few dark clouds on my sunny day
Just as long as I can say honestly
"I'm glad and proud to be just me"
You've come to me based on an ideal
Believing your own fantasy real
But I am flawed, merely human
I am the common creature known as woman
I never lied about my being, my choice
And I've spoken with no other than my own voice
I wear little makeup as I've no obsession
With that unattainable thing called perfection
I do not care to chase men as sport
And with womanizers I have no rapport
You say that I am without a clue
But that's not the case - so here's a tip for you
If I interest you, then accept me for who I am
For your unrealistic vision I don't give a damn
I am stubborn, my laughter is rich
I am intelligent and a sarcastic bitch
I have no patience for pettiness or fools
And I refuse to play by your rules
I am more gentle and kind than angry, you see
And love is a many-splendoured thing for me
When I give my heart, it's for eternity
I lock inside the one I love and throw away the key
But it's not through words that I demonstrate passion
I do so only through my actions
I feel more deeply than you'll ever know
And I care much more than I can show
On children and animals I bestow affection
And I give the disaffected special attention
I oft befriend the misunderstood
Perhaps I care more than anyone could
I defy the barriers of race, colour or creed
Breaking through to those most in need
To my friends, I am counselor and confidante
With me they share their feelings and wants
They know placing a secret in my possession
Is like entering a church's booth of confession
I am normally not one to play up my abilities
As I tend to live my life quietly
But in your search for perfection, it pains me to see
That you have mistaken, misjudged the real me
But I also realize one thing that could also be true
Perhaps I am too much woman for you