I Read The News Today, Oh Boy.. Poem by Brian Mattern

As our dot of a city weens into the Sun's peripheral vision,
it wonder's what we've been doing during our hours of hiding.

For, our solar friend does not keep in touch with his starry family,
who watch out for us while our pal is busy lighting the other half of our rock.

"Do you know why we exist? " says he, to us.
"We thought you would know." I answer.

'I know light and warmth, and gravity..
but I know nothing about the whys.
I see all that you do, while your in my sights,
unashamed, as you watch the skies.

I thank you though, personally, for keeping quite in touch,
I always cherish a friendly face, though it may not seem like much.
I call on you now, as I am ignored by the rest, to help me with a task,
you must shake the world, and wake them up, as they ignorantly bask.

Blames are cast, and faults run deep, when you're looking from down there.
Ascend though, your sight, and see from out here, the gem that thou dost share.
Time I hear, is running out.. and so you all strive to make ends meet.
If that's the issue, then look down for the answer, to where the ground does embrace your feet.

You calculate millenniums, as if you've lived those thousand years,
you know certainly nothing, I say contrite, except your temporary fears.
Now, you've met my friend Gaia? Yes, she of whom you live atop.
She's the one to bear the weight of time, and for your death, she will not stop.

Did you hear her scream out "Why God, Why? ! ".. in 1942?
I did, I did, as your bomb was dropped, and there was nothing I could do.
Maybe you saw her smile, when you voted JFK?
"You see now, Sun? " she said to me, "You see my peoples world-wide change? "

Now, Kennedy's death was not the problem,
you'd already voted for his ideals..
What went wrong, was that you let liberty roll out of your grasp,
right along with that open car's wheels.

You, the people, in fact choose those who form a congress,
to speak for collective fairness and well being.
Yet the majority does deliver you not from evil, but directly TO evil.
As they ignore the ideals of 1776, and in fact crush any attempt of upheaval.

Earth child, yes, this is your time, as my rays grab your attention.
Please do remember as tyranny falls, that one fact, needs global mention.
Eternal Life! to the cause of freedom, judged by your 3 eyes.
Once you grab it, run with it, away from the medias bias.

They need your skewed perceptions, to continue their dirty game.
But look away from the TV sets, as bringing truth to the Capital becomes your aim.
Diplomacy and common ground, should be sought from every people's front.
Your mother, Earth, is striving now, to grow where darkness doesn't."

This is when the Sun sighed loud, and grinned a huge grin.
He sensed my mutual feeling, of wanting a consistently global peace.
I'm sure he's met billions of friends just like me,
but I don't think he gets tired of telling his tale.