Description: i think this needs a little background so people can understand. first of all, gaea is the greek god of the earth; she's essentially the mother of the earth. her and uranus (god of the sky) got together and had a baby. the baby was the earth. the earth = terra in latin.
aprodite is the greek god of love, but the romans called her Venus. that's who the planet is named after. so essentially, gaea=mother nature, terra=the earth and aphrodite=Venus.
now that that's been explained, i'm hoping you'll all understand this. i'm not used to writing such out-there poetry, but as i started to write this in my journal i realized its a really good poem topic. so, let me know what you think. (or if you dont understand)
nature prevails
it does, i swear.
we're all insecure teenage girls;
we fake it.
'we know what we're doing'
but nature prevails.
build a lonely tower
watch it climb,
watch it grow.
build another tower
and another.
fill the sky with empty hearts
with nothing in them
but absolute power,
they think.
but nature prevails.
have you ever felt
that shiver from the sidewalk
that tiny little shudder
that's a secret in disguise?
a volcanic sneeze
tectonic surgery
the planet's very own
muscle cramps.
and nature prevails.
terra gets a haircut;
gaea is a teenage girl-
'remove this unsightly growth,
me and aphrodite
are going to a pool party.
nature prevails.
androids spent years
destroying their mother,
and in seconds
she rips their thin roots from the ground
like poetry.
perfect.
and just in time.
aphrodite and gaea
and littla baby terra
spin off to their pool party
where nature prevails.
Hmm...Is this portraying that we, humans, are destroying the Earth and nature and all its beauty, but in the end, nature always prevails, and so we'd be the ones to perish? If that is so, then this piece is restating the Theory of Gaea in poetic form. Honestly, I loved this. This piece should be read by all of us, because many people do not know how much they're hurting nature. I found one spelling error:
"and littla baby terra" (little)
The androids are the humans, correct?
"have you ever felt that shiver from the sidewalk that tiny little shudder"
"androids spent years destroying their mother,"
Our Earth is dying, and we are the cause of its pain.
This is a very appreciative poem to nature. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes, -Azrael *Fave
Submission Name: Nature Prevails
