Rogue Species

Rogue Species

Rogue species.                 Twisted minds

Violent actions                 Many kinds

Malformed brains           Our DNA

Greed and cruelty           Come what may

We’re a rogue species, everyone at odds,

Pretending we’re sane

But damaged goods

Throughout history         Down the years

Mass destruction             Many fears

Maunufacturing               Prejudice and hate

Institutionalised              Church and state.

We’re a rogue species, everyone at odds,

Pretending we’re sane

But damaged goods

Opher – 3.1.2025

My first poem of 2025 is a little sad. A recognition of the reality of human beings. We really aren’t very nice. Indeed, I think we are totally deranged. Our default position is one of greed. We have a love of death and cruelty. We strive for power and recognition. We instil division and hate.

Just look at history with its litany of war, torture and destruction. It’s everywhere. Given half a chance we indulge in nastiness of the worst type.

Just look at the state and religion – imprisonment, torture machines, war and hate. All vying for supremacy and suppressing all opposition.

Just look at the way we organise our countries and the whole world – absolute insanity, competition, racism, wars, defence, politics, religion. We are utterly mad.

We’re all to blame. We all contribute. We elect monsters – psychopaths, narcissists, sociopaths and somehow expect them to make things better. We are mad.

Individually we are kind, caring and compassionate. Put us in a group and we become maniacs.