Wisdom Calls

Vanity reigns;
man raises monuments
to celebrate himself, and others.
He envisions himself ruler of all--
so he is.
It's a gift, and not his creation.
Wisdom whispers:
"Are you listening?"

The forces that decay and destroy
quickly reduce his monuments,
even as he fights to preserve them.
Time is power,
and it is on the side of the elements.
Wisdom cries out:
"Are you listening?"

Man takes and rapes;
nature recoils.
Seldom does he think of his charges.
He becomes a dangerous creature,
even unto himself.
A day of reckoning approaches.
Wisdom shouts:
"Are you listening?"

Dallas D'Angelo-Gary 96