Universal Values Do Not Split The Nucleus

When I wrote this poetry, I knew it was for a larger audience as I was writing. I am certain it was written for today. Studying the Environment has been another step on the path to peace for me. I see sustainability as a new way of life, it is not simply recycling. I read today in the paper the fears of the nuclear industry and I smile. Actually it is more a relief. The blindness of people pursuing nuclear futures with only profit in mind just astounded me.

I interviewed Major Douglas Rokke on radio in Australia he was head of the Depleted Uranium Project in the Pentagon. He was on a personal mission to speak to the world about the dangers of depleted uranium. He stated that many of his own team, who went to Iraq to prepare troops for possibilities of weapons of mass destruction and chemical warfare, were getting sick or dying. He was stunned to find his government provide porous suits, for the second time. He said in Gulf War 1 they also had porous suits. He said many of his team were dying and he spoke of the thousands of troups in Iraq that may be exposed. Depleted Uranium is used in the nose cones of weapons and apparently it is heat penetrating, as a projectile, it is able to penetrate armour. When it explodes it spreads everywhere. He explained it was used in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans. I just listened in amazement incredulous at the war machine and how impervious they are to the reality of the death of innocent people, service personnel and the reality of depleted uranium (238) with a half life exactly of 4.47 billion years. Yes the life of the planet before it breaks down by half. This is the insanity that leaves me speechless. For those reading my blog, you may realise I am not short for words. Major Rokke was travelling the world with his prime concern for children and the world they inherit. I am a peace clown for the same reason, we owe it to children to change this game as it is in no-one’s interest. How long does it take to get greed out of the equation to be driven by compassion for humanity. I guess I am one of those voices.

UNIVERAL VALUES

Nuclear futures,
Is a fission of ideas,
In the confusion,
They are split,
The world is divided,
Within itself.

Armageddon is a place we don’t want to visit,
It is not the place we call home,
It is a place we have never been,
It seduces simple minds,
That focus on the evil in good,
Yet the opposite of evil is to live,
For the path of goodness,
Is life itself,
It is the holy grail,
It is my heart on my sleeve,
For I am revealing who I am.

History repeats itself,
For we haven’t learned the lesson,
We call it forth to experience again,
Until we see the reflection,
That what we resist,
Persists.

For it is within ourselves,
That the answer lies dormant,
Awaiting the question,
That will serve us,
For there is no service in masters,
Who see only servants,
For they are dominating,
Perpetuating myths of powerlessness,
In order to justify power,
So how do we invert this paradigm,
So that weapons become inert,
We must dissolve the need,
But from which seed does this sprout,
The fear of power,
Our own greatness,
Lies in the shadow of great fears,
For if we step up to the podium,
We will be shot down,
By a hail of bullets,

Tearing down our shaky self image,
Character assassination is the hang mans noose,
For we didn’t guess the words of
liberation, empowerment, forgiveness and love,
This is the dove that moves to the next stage,
For masters of the illusion,
Do not know true mastery.

It is time for a paradigm shift,

To step from the continental shelf,
And into the game,
But it must be the common people,
Who are not common,
To re-member that they have power,
People power is not a myth,
It is the gift of those who challenge the king,
For his clothes are invisible,
He stands naked,
For he is the naked truth,
That listens to the mirror,
And sees evil,
But he is truly afraid to live,
For the forest of his potential,
Is the dust of the ranch,
That has no range,
Just target practice,
For he misses the mark,
Shoots himself in the foot,
Repeatedly.

Empowerment,
Is to find power within,
It is to be still,
To make some room,
For illumination to reveal the gaps,
The needs uncovered,
That must be filled or healed,
For to fix the problem places strong will over allowance,
For there is change in the game,
The moves are afoot,
For love is in pieces,
It is the peace that checks its mate,
Following the heart of the question,
Feeling the state of the heart,
Which is broken by beliefs,
It is stoked by caliphs,
It must return to its natural state,
For real hope is of value,
Working the inside out,
For males are out sourcing,
Outpicturing their confusion,
A projection of inner turmoil,
Pollutes the soil,
Bravado is bluff,
For the brave are never tough,
Nuclear stuff blows on trade winds,
That trade life for profits,
For they don’t comprehend,
The end of their blight,
For the new beginning will only profit,
When we have universal values,
In sight.