Humankind and Truth*

Humankind.
Kinds of humans.
Kind humans???

Whether relatively wealthy or very poor,
Fossil-fuel greased or with calloused hands,
… Most, deservedly? or greedily?, seek MORE!

And even with promises made to tithe and do with less
We all generally continue to clutch power possessed
… WithIn our abominable mess.

Food, fiber, and shelter from, or in, far-away places.
Expansive homes; extravagant, landscaped spaces.
Land with too many cleared, paved, asphalted, concreted lanes.
Eaarth with far too many automobiles and planes, …
And PCs and androids,
And loud electronic and mechanical noise.

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Elegant poems, real poetry,
Non-algorithms of ancient and contemporary times,
Can be—perhaps should be—
Succinct and short?
Let me try … toward Truth–

Ali’s “Me, We.”
Keats’ “Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.
That is all ye know on earth,
And all ye need to know.” …
But perhaps with lots of Thoreau?

But what–then–is Me, and who are We?
And is there actually more to Beauty? And more to Truth?
The anti-algorithms,
Especially if elegant and real–
Succinct, short–
Prod us to ponder.

Overshoot? Rape and exploitation? Disparity?
Are not these, Truthfully, challenges to real Beauty?
For Me? For We?

Life that is prudent,
Simple, humble, and sharing.
Solidarity!
Positively Ethical
… Applied Community Ecology.
PEACE.
That should be Me.
That IS “We!”
It’s beauty.
It is Truth.