New Idolatry Poem by The Peak Oil Poet

New Idolatry



We squabble for the pennies of the poor
our towers of glass and steel?
cathedrals - nothing more
our hymns? - commercial jingles
our 'priests' are CEO's
and all of us bow down to growth
who are we?
heaven knows.

The Peak Oil Poet
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Topic(s) of this poem: idolatry
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