Journey to Ixtlan

The poem “If We Were Villains” was inspired by the title of the novel, written by M. L. Rio, by the same name. Sometimes the world is left that much worse because of actions not intended to have the outcome experienced.


If We Were Villains

If we were villains
the world would topple
in tears embellished
with contrite sorrows

drowning the ruins
six fathoms under
while life disperses
above dim waters

the moon remembers
how the light lingered
before the sun left
spread of the heavens

now the staid headstones
markers of memory
stand in the darkness
aside calm marshes

perhaps gods forget
wrongs done in anger
when outcomes linger
past best intentions

the bones are scattered
in perfect hindsight
remind all of outcomes
if we were villains.

© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20190101.

There seems to be an incredible struggle between personal spirituality and group ethics. Consider that personal spirituality could be equated to personal lifestyle choices. The recent events on LJ illustrated the challenge of applying ethics to personal spirituality (of a sort). I am still considering the underlying issues at LJ and people's reactions. Maybe I'll write about them specifically another time. For now I will post about living life ethically. There is not a one-to-one correlation between the following thoughts and the LJ events, but these thoughts are a starting point for my own considerations.

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