Poetry of Issue #7        Page 10

Science

Science is the earth dying,
acid rain, carcinogenic crops,
draught, money driven ruin,
galaxies beyond galaxies
black holes of power
and mystery.

It’s history
like nesting dolls,
reveals stages of being,
our doing, not doing,
and poisoning
the depths of life.
It’s not a trend that is in
or going through a phase
or way to slow business
of billionaires and
it’s covered by one strong mother.

It does not disappear
when you disbelieve.
More real than religion,
science is like God unfolding
an ultimate, ethereal essence
that puts man-written holiness
in a shallow fairytale grave
where men walk with dinosaurs
and eat fruit that shames.