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=Poems on Humanity=

"Humanity I Love You"
Humanity i love you because you would rather black the boots of success than enquire whose soul dangles from his watch-chain which would be embarrassing for both

parties and because you [|unflinchingly] applaud all songs containing the words country home and mother when sung at the [|old howard]

Humanity i love you because when you're [|hard up] you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink and when you're flush pride keeps

you from the pawn shops and because you are continually committing nuisances but more especially in your own house

Humanity i love you because you are perpetually putting the secret of life in your pants and forgetting it's there and sitting down

on it and because you are forever making poems in the lap of death Humanity

i hate you

"We Are Mankind"
We are mankind pretenders to the species human, Made in the image of God, Inheritors of the planet earth and instruments its’ destruction. We are mankind, murders of the souls of the helpless, Rampages of the coffers of the needy, attired in the cloak Of a too dull light and we thrive on images as we live our Lives of hate filled illusion.

We are mankind, amassers of wealth in trinkets of destruction As leaderless hordes sacrifice their future generations With slogans of peace. We are mankind [|purveyors] of monotheism while we celebrate Newly created idols under the guise of religious pluralism and Songs of sanctity.

We are mankind, as we irresponsibly reproduce children whom we decline to feed and then eat them after killing their glory and what could be if we cared. We are mankind, cowardly and afraid to worship the true God because We cannot imagine his glory, his grace, or his love. So instead we hate each other because it takes less effort than love.

We are mankind steeped in ignorance at a time when a true explosion of knowledge could teach us wisdom. We are mankind, much smaller creatures in the universe of intelligence, Having choices prefer the folly of fools. We are mankind despisers of self when it can only be seen in the reflection of others.

We are mankind, the most feared and predictable mammals on earth And yet survive momentarily our mortality because of our love and creation of technology, idolatry, [|vanity] and blindness.

"Mankind Has Forgotten War"
Hail worn-out paths and beaten shore! Mankind has forgotten war.

No longer fear a threat or more; Gone forever army gore.

From deepness down on life's ground-floor, Empty bowl of hope [|abhor].

Leaders function and hearts explore, Full Orb finds serene [|rapport].

Hail peaceful isle and modern roar! Mankind had forgotten war.

T N McCoy
=The "Big Wrap Up"=