Uncharted

Uncharted

I've long wandered

waters uncharted,

never putting down my colors.

Fought Scylla and Kraken

among the blackest skies

on hurricane killer seas.

I've sailed, as well, across oceans

elegant and blue glass smooth

with beauty everywhere

in the golden air, on the far shores

and in the crystal blue sky

as far as my eyes could see.

I've been lost in the

roughest midnight

white water waves

only to find

a lighthouse beacon

as the final seconds

were quickly passing by me.

I've learned to set

my sails as high

as I can,

and let the

fresh spring gales

and deep blue currents

guide my way.

I've learned to navigate

by astrolabos,

by floating green seaweed,

by shallow rolling waves,

and by the shining stars

on the most distant of seas.

Now, I'm still a man who

likes a good laugh

and good company,

and like many,

I've come to see that

all of humanity is sailing

in waters vast and unknown.

Like many, I've used

what I've learned

to raise my voice

and give the clearest advice

I know how to give.

Whenever the seas

turn rough you can tell

there is some learning

to be done.

On broken, uncharted waters,

we humans are

in a three way race

between the awakening

of our souls,

the widening reach

of our technology

and the ravenous

and short sighted appetite

of our corporate greed.

On the horizon,

the skies are darkening

and dire storms

are soon to be

coming our way.

Think only of yourself

and you're sure to lose.

Think only of yourself

and your buddies

and you might last

a few hours

through the first day.

Think of all of humanity,

and you might be there

when the storms have passed

and the skies

are clear once again.

Our entire species

is going to be threatened

and only by the deeds

of all of us together as equals

can Homo Sapiens

ever make it through.

Dewey Dirks