| Hatred is metal solidified into a bullet that hits its hated target, metal being best left in the ground in the first place rather than both victim and bullet returned to the ground. Slow down the mechanical mind that thinks to reach too quickly for the trigger without a thought of thanks for the metal from the Mother Earth, slow down the mining of the metal from the Mother without a thought of the Mother, slow down the man-making of the bullet, stop the killing, stop hurting the Mother. Slow that down so there’s more time for feeling and dealing with the hateful emotions, if we can foster hate-control we could minimize that solidified bit of metal, a griefless object hurled that causes grief, mothers and fathers crying for lost sons and daughters, sisters for brothers and brothers for sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews crying, metal crying for being used as a weapon instead of, say, a cast iron skillet. Some may say, self-defense . . . and i won’t argue with that right to self-defense but slow the reaction, slow the mind that thinks to reach, slow the hand that grabs for, slow the finger that pulls, slow that down and we have a chance to stop the killing, stop hurting the Mother, if we could boil that down, boil that solidified bit of metal down to a liquid, boil that hatred down to what it really is a river of tears to stop the killing, stop hurting the Mother, stop hurting ourselves, stop messing with the metal in the ground. Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) is an essayist and resident poet at Axis of Logic. Check out his newest book Moving Through The Empty Gate Forest: inside looking out. In addition to his work as a writer and small press publisher, he travels a holistic mystic pathway staying in touch with Turtle Island. His website is here. © Copyright 2022 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! |