B is for Stealing

[just a thought i had on Saturday. and then i saw the riots and thought... hmmm... humans] The planet was passed over in search of something …. Less fertile but also less futile. The feedback from their collective "intelligence" was stinging. Turn it down. turn it down! Too much! Too much squawking! Too much…. Nothing. Too much fear wears them out Too much closeted mental space in the place Too much blind cliff jumpers and hurried grave divers Too much fear to follow To much prejudice to swallow And pride? Talking about pride They had none. If they did – the explorers thought – they would have seen us a long time ago. They would have seen themselves a long time ago They would’ve….but they didn’t And so the planet was passed over. Because the natives were all too busy trying to act... [kosher] But really Truly What they were doing Was wearing silk blindfolds and cotton earplugs While all along intelligence screamed Tied to a concrete barrier  © Tracy j H August 6th, 2011