The recommended serving size expands with the economy And quality of life you think increases with autonomy Is there a limit to indulgent growth that is advised? What if there is more to life than what is quantified? The things that we expect of others work in retrospect Regardless of historic place and details or context Disaster then reaction as we watch the tide advance As cyclic feedbacks, cyclic patterns feed an endless trance When cheaper things become a race to produce waste More progress and more junk, but can these separate? A profit in the short term pads the coffer But only in the long run will we prosper To further tear apart and not amend Our vengeance poisons hope instead of tends The upper limit does not have a line It's our task to carefully define If interests make the rules so loose Who then defends the golden goose Do economies of scale Furnish something not for sale? More people to arraign The economic pain Prosperity breeds not The satisfaction sought We commit gaffes Adjust and laugh Nuance matters Earth is flatter Gaze on our plans Torn in tatters
Going Up
[…] Going Up […]
Poetry that packs a punch. My rhythmic sensibilities wanted to put a 4/4 beat and make this into a rap. The word “responsible” comes from the Latin re+spondere … re = repeat and spondere is the root for “spouse” which means “promised/betroathed.” Responsibility is an inherently relational concept built on initiative and covenantal offerings. We have a covenantal responsibility to steward the earth and its essence/resources.
Love that linguistic insight! Thanks Greg