Primitives? an art work by T Newfields

Primitives?


Not creating synthetic waste
or polluting air, soil, or lake

Lacking notions of private ownership of land
or belief that profit makes life grand

Having no machines to roam through space
or propaganda tools for their faith

With no concept people
belong to the state
or belief in waging war for financial gain

They're labeled "primitive"

. . yet . . .
soon enough
civilizations taking a haughty stand
become nothing but sand –

Look at stream, animal, and lake –
notice the cycles of each day

Live simply:
sophistication brings decay


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Ted: Natural things also decay – this poem isn't logical.
Tim: So-called primitive things leave less imprint. Too many modern things take millenia to decay. As a result, we're choking in our own waste.
Sam: In that sense our whole civilization is primitive.
Chris: Perhaps so-called 'civilized' nations should learn from those that are called 'primitive'.