With denial honed to a reflex
and all eyes on quarterly dividends,
ecocide and genocide become
"enjoying greater profitability"
criminal abuses of power become
"a favorable business climate."
"Managed" until the last range is clearcut,
blind to the living soul within,
deaf to alarm over the Earth's rape:
Aye!, there's the bug.
So, Y2K was easy to dismiss.
And now, programmers rush to smooth the road,
so those at the wheel may sleep undisturbed until
we arrive where we are headed.
May all awaken to the injustice of business as usual.
May all awaken to Nature's community.
May all awaken to their neglected gift to the world.