Hu-Man Poem by Richard A. O'Connor

How powerful and enviable is hu-man?
Able to divert a snowflake with a breath.
Able to build a tower to the sky in a vain attempt to assuage himself.
Tries to improve the blueprint of life at the cost of compromising his soul.
Wisdom asks, 'Who suffers? '

How comfortable and comforting is hu-man?
Able to collect the wings of a butterfly.
Able to tame the savagest beast then slaughter it for food or fashion.
Uses the easier road to insight and knowledge at the price of a few dead animals.
Wisdom states, 'Please care! '

How tender and affectionate is hu-man?
Able to toss a coin at a beggar.
Able to embrace every nation for trade and commerce while turning a blind eye to the bonds of oppression.
Deeply cares for the unborn fetus forgetting the chains of poverty and squalor.
Wisdom accepts nature!

How accomplished and cultured is hu-man?
Able to wear a cummerbund and a smile.
Able to reach and grab and swindle for coins with the goal of lasting wealth for self and family.
Influenced by rank and connection, arrogant to assistant and servant.
Wisdom wonders, 'Where's the love? '

How aware and mindful is hu-man?
Able to contemplate the future.
Able to make the hard choice of reaping the rewards now and allowing the next generation to pay for it.
Willing to protect the giant sequoia while desiccating the rest of the forest.
Wisdom wonders, 'Who's next? '

How clean and pure is hu-man?
Able to shower in five minutes.
Able to the clean the river but pollute the sea.
Disregards the habitat of fellow beings to placate the beast in himself.
Wisdom remembers the notion of steward!

How robust and stimulating is hu-man?
Able to massage himself into seconds of ecstasy.
Able to degrade the weakest and forget the deed believing in survival of the fittest when it comes to decadence.
Combines craving with covetousness producing polished excuses to cover unpolished behavior.
Wisdom wonders, 'How young? '

How predictably unpredictable is hu-man?
Able to stutterstep around an enigma.
Able to solve the riddle of the chicken or the egg by decapitating one and frying the other.
Sees the mystery of the heavens as a maze with a finite end and many named objects.
Wisdom believes in the fantastic!