Terrible Mathematics (In Answer To Koos A. Kombuis.) Poem by Gert Strydom

By man’s own actions
the world has become dreary
and sly foxes sneak around
among the rubbish dumps

but my people
have a covenant with the almighty God
who mercifully rescues them from distress
and everyone that follows Him is chosen.

By man’s own ingenuity and profit mongering
there are natural disasters waiting,
the unrest of the sea is instigated
while factories fill the air with smoke

and according to the word of God
He is the source from where selfless love comes.

[Reference: 1999½ by Koos A. Kombuis.]