December 08, 2024, Evo Numy
Photo by me.
I contemplate my plant.
They’re so cool.
Hundreds of thousands of individual cells working together within an unconscious being.
I contemplate the plant.
So amazing they are,
Creating microecosystems,
Sending signals to each other,
They are able to recognize related and unrelated species.
I contemplate people,
Similar to plants,
But alien to their ways.
I contemplate a plant,
Hundred of thousands of cells working together.
The harmony of life in an unconscious being.
What can’t humans be like that?
Millions of billions of beings
Could work in harmony.
But choose not to.
I contemplate the plant as I
Wonder why humans can’t be more like them.
Why can’t we be more like plants?
Why can’t we be peaceful like plants?
I contemplate humanity with disdain.
Why can’t we be more like them?
I mean,
These unconscious beings from the lowly algae to a giant Redwood,
Thousands of millions of billions of cells
Are working in unison.
They network and create self-sustaining ecosystems.
Why can’t we be like that?
I contemplate humanity with revulsion,
Why can’t humans work in unison
To create a better future for ourselves and our children?
To heal the harm we’ve done to the Earth.
To take care of ourselves and each other.
To live in peace and harmony.
I contemplate humanity with loathing,
Why can’t we be plants?