{"id":30111,"date":"2016-10-30T13:36:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T13:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=30111"},"modified":"2016-10-30T13:41:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T13:41:18","slug":"utter-mindlessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/10\/utter-mindlessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Utter mindlessness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A family outing to the woods<br \/>\nAn idyllic atmosphere<br \/>\nChildren with their parents<br \/>\nAnd a tiny little deer<br \/>\nLying in the soft leaves<br \/>\nClearly shot right through<br \/>\nA doe a Dee and female deer<br \/>\nWhat would they want to do<\/p>\n<p>That I ask my inner child<br \/>\nMy certain frame of mind<br \/>\nWith natures bounty everywhere<br \/>\nAnd all of it underlined<br \/>\nHow Anyone would take a gun<br \/>\nAnd  end this babies life<br \/>\nCause it&#8217;s mother agony<br \/>\nAnd cause so many strife<\/p>\n<p>Oh it&#8217;s all about experience<br \/>\nThe sensation of death<br \/>\nThat sensory perception<br \/>\nAs the poor beast fought<br \/>\nFor breath<br \/>\nAs its lungs collapsed<br \/>\nAs the fury rose<br \/>\nAs death with his sickle came<br \/>\nThe beauty of the moment<br \/>\nAnd nobody to blame<\/p>\n<p>All that understanding<br \/>\nAnd all on film to see<br \/>\nClap the babies little hands<br \/>\nShow him how to be<br \/>\nA man is it a real man<br \/>\nWhen he grows up he will<br \/>\nCome out in the forest<br \/>\nAnd anything he can kill<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s passionate it&#8217;s impressive<br \/>\nTo gun down a baby deer<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s rapturous and ecstatic<br \/>\nTo see it lying here<br \/>\nTo touch it&#8217;s still warm body<br \/>\nThe finer feeling there<br \/>\nTo cut the body open<br \/>\nAnd all its organs share<\/p>\n<p>The stupor of the moment<br \/>\nA family lost in awe<br \/>\nA bunch of bloody philistines<br \/>\nMore akin to war<br \/>\nInsensitive to a mother<br \/>\nWho would have lost her doe<br \/>\nIcebergs walking on two legs<br \/>\nAs anyone can know<\/p>\n<p>Unconscious of the moment<br \/>\nUnresponsive to my call<br \/>\nIntoxicated by the sight<br \/>\nOf something dead that&#8217;s all<br \/>\nIf only it was still alive<br \/>\nIn peace and in the wood<br \/>\nIf only we could turn back time<br \/>\nThat would be so good<\/p>\n<p>Look children there is a baby deer<br \/>\nFeeding gently there<br \/>\nIsn&#8217;t it really beautiful<br \/>\nFor us to be aware<br \/>\nOf nature and creation<br \/>\nNow wouldn&#8217;t that be a treat<br \/>\nBut no it&#8217;s Bang  your dead mate<br \/>\nYour death is now our treat<\/p>\n<p>10 minutes you all sat there<br \/>\nThe patience you displayed<br \/>\nClearly a born hunter<br \/>\nOne of the stocks in trade<br \/>\nThe fierceness of this monster<br \/>\nThe fright of killing it<br \/>\nCutting back its little life<br \/>\nWith all your hunting shit<\/p>\n<p>And no regret just happiness<br \/>\nNo self reproach can we<br \/>\nImagine coming from this crowd<br \/>\nThe illusion of the free<br \/>\nNo ones apologetic<br \/>\nThough I am mortified<br \/>\nFeeling your exultation<br \/>\nThat another soul has died<\/p>\n<p>The finality of death<br \/>\nThe wail of woe and pain<br \/>\nLooking up and seeing<br \/>\nA bunch of the insane<br \/>\nShooting at one&#8217;s baby<br \/>\nSeeing it laying dead<br \/>\nKicking just a little<br \/>\nThat really has led<\/p>\n<p>The mother to be beside herself<br \/>\nWhereas the human souls<br \/>\nAre happiness personified<br \/>\nEach taking their roles<br \/>\nAssassins of the forest<br \/>\nThrenodic through and through<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s gut the beast<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s all on film<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s what hunters do<\/p>\n<p>Children being carried<br \/>\nHave eyes and minds of course<br \/>\nTheir little hearts so mindful<br \/>\nOf what is the full force<br \/>\nThey see but cannot express their  thoughts<br \/>\nThey have all been shouted down<br \/>\nBy the big adults all such insults<br \/>\nEspecially the clown<\/p>\n<p>The tedium of watching<br \/>\nThe uninspired awake<br \/>\nTheir wearisome suggestions<br \/>\nI think they all are fake<br \/>\nBeing actually mindful<br \/>\nOf the forest and those there<br \/>\nWould rather sink down on their knees<br \/>\nAnd offer up a  prayer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A family outing to the woods An idyllic atmosphere Children with their parents And a tiny little deer Lying in the soft leaves Clearly shot right through A doe a Dee and female deer What would they want to do &hellip; 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