“So excuse me Mr. but I'm a mister too - Ben Harper, from his song “Excuse Me Mr.”[1] said the scientist to the elephants in India “washed away by surging rivers as floods wreak havoc in Kerala.”[2] It takes time to fill out the form and process the paperwork, said the bankster to the neonicotinoided bees, but dead, they didn’t hear. Climate preparedness is our top priority, the politician didn’t say, clicking his briefcase closed before heading out for vacation on a tax-free, offshore island. Oh say can you CO2 by the dawn’s early light, chanted the environmentalist, but the dams, sacred sites, ley lines, “and the wind cries Mary”[3] Climate is the primate in the boardroom but the guy in the gorilla suit ain’t so funny anymore. What would be funny AND save lives is a gorilla in a three-piece-suit in every corporate boardroom. NOTES: [1] “Excuse Me Mr.” song video [2] “Indian elephants washed away by surging rivers as floods wreak havoc in Kerala” [3] from Jimi Hendrix’s song “The Wind Cries Mary” Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) is an essayist and resident poet at Axis of Logic. In addition to his work as a writer and small press publisher, he travels a holistic mystic pathway staying in touch with Turtle Island. See his new book of nonfiction with a poetic touch, “photo albums of the heart-mind”. © Copyright 2019 by AxisofLogic.com This material is available for republication as long as reprints include verbatim copy of the article in its entirety, respecting its integrity. Reprints must cite the author and Axis of Logic as the original source including a "live link" to the article. Thank you! |