Civilization

Children in Gaza

Civilization
purposed to be the epitome of civility
fragile like a capitalistic spider web
formed by gluttony
ravenous and never satiated.

Civilization
buttressed by religions morality
bittersweet hypocrisy
when the believer
enters the spider’s web
caught by its caustic illusion.

Civilization
what are you
when no one is civilized?
Sodom and Gomorrah
Ad and Thamud
Ask Pharoah
Ask Herod
Ask those who killed their Prophets

Civilization
you are a dream caught in darkness
the times of destruction
equal a death trap
when the temporal world
becomes your eternity

Civilization
your light is gone
your intellect has dimmed
and wisdom has turned to foolishness
like dumb animals
who don’t know which way to turn
but turn nevertheless
to self-destruct.