Genesis by Shadow: The light and the dark

[shadowknows69]

In the beginning.....
There was nothing but the world

And the day time and the night time
And Man looked up and said, "Hey! There's a light"
In the daylight and the moonlight
And he thought "This is mine."

And the second day came
As the first, much the same
Man found new wonders
And gave them all names

And the noontime and in the meantime
And he survived as he could

And the third day came
As the second, not quite the same
Man needed to know the answers
To things he could not explain

And the dream time and the work time
And thought that he should

And Man created God
To rule the things he cannot
The fire from the sky, the wind and rain
And the reasons why all of us die

And the old times and the new times
And Man thought it was good

And the fourth day came
And Man and Gods were one and the same
Connected to each other and the world
No thought of hatred, want or shame

And the good times and the hard times
And Man knew the ways of earth and wood

And the fifth day came
And Man got ideas in his brain
That the Gods should be written
So they could be made all the same

And the ages of light and the ages of dark
And Man ruled all thought as he thought he should

And the sixth day came
And the rules had changed
The Gods had been separated from us
Imprisoned in words on a page

And the Shadow and the night
And Man became God as he always would

And the seventh day came
Playing a familiar refrain

Man creating Gods to rule in their name
Showing little divinity in their invented games
Making the rules to justify the ends
Causing little “Salvation” and far too much pain
-S

[patrice]

1. Excellent! Excellent!

Please consider finding more venues in which to share this! Poetry jams? Readers' theater? Street theater?

:applause:

[shadowknows69]

2. I would actually love to do a poetry jam

But despite the fact I used to be in the public eye a bit I've developed some serious anxiety and stagefright over the years. Thanks patrice.

[patrice]

3. I am around people who do readings. Authors often look for others to read for them.

Such groups abound around colleges and universities and around coffee-shop culture.

I've often thought Democrats should promote such groups in order to get the message out. MoveOn activists do all kinds of things.

[shadowknows69]

4. Anything of mine you think someone would like to perform you have my permission

Don't be printing any books or 'nything like that , but I'd be flattered. If you ever do and could get me video or audio of it too I'd be very appreciative.B-)

[patrice]

5. I'll keep that in mind if i ever find myself helping people who are looking for material.

I think of myself as a helper to others who are becoming activists, a habit I got into from teaching highschool.

Someday when there is more time (ha!) maybe I'll create my own projects. As long as there is a DU, I will be in touch with it.