9 June 2012
You all call me more forgiving, New life leaping forth each spring, Loving mother who gives birth to flowers, Suckling young and birds who sing. But there is a darker side To the mother you all see, I can be as cruel as my sisters Though no-one suspects it of me. I can make this green earth tremble, Rich soil burst through concrete Which you all insist on spreading On my beautiful face. Oil will seep Through the cracks as I bring ruin To everything you men have built Whilst you defiled my fertile body, Spurious deformities the fruit of your guilt. I will punish, I will roar And rip your accomplishments apart, Tear your Babel down from glory And restore the peace that was at the start.
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The Elements: Earth • Opuss № I