titanic

  so society can get a little messy sometimes

and we all enjoy the modern day grimms fairytales
...in the newspaper every morning

aesops fables in the children's tv shows

and shakespeareab style legends in the films we watch

but where exactly do you fit in this big puzzle?

do you feel you've got unconditional love?
that which every human searches for,
whether he or she knows it or not.

do you feel you have a safe place and people
you can call home?

do you feel supported
by your leaders when
you get into any kind of trouble?

i love inspecting ant colonies

they amaze me

within hours an entire
dead bird can be swarming
with ants, and every usable
section taken away for storage.

i once read an article about how some ant colonies
are actually all female.
the 'queen bee' ant makes babies, the working ants
complete various tasks, such as caring for the babies,
protecting, feeding, going out collecting food
and storing it for the winter
all the ants have a scent
and if your scent is foreign
you are detected at once
and rejected
THATS WHY YOU DONT TOUCH ANTS!!

anyway off track (:
the ant society runs seamlessly

every worker does everything
to their utmost ability
in a logical reasonable way... just like
mums learn to multi-task and get dinner ready
in the fastest way possible, at the same time as
discussing school days, work days, talking to friends
on the phone, and thinking about the coming christmas

back on track
the ant hill is kept organised
down to every speck of dirt

and the new babies are
cared for with utmost care

obviously people complain
about wages
about hours
about the 'meaning and worth' of their job
its natural

in my opinion every
single job is FULL
of meaning
because it helps uphold society

some are pointless
like gloss printers
being cleaned

i am sorry
but i agree
fully with my mum here

where exactly is the
sense in producing
millions of glossy advertising products
for politics
from our taxpayer money?

when the printers are
ridiculously difficult to clean
unnecessary effort spent cleaning
and unfair usage of our money

all to convince
you that politics is a
pretty little world where
everybody has ideals
for the future

of course they do

you tell us on the news
everyday

and in online newspapers

do we really need
glossy pictures
just to SHOVE the

WONDERFUL MESSAGE

down our throats?

you decide.

politics is just
who gets to wear
the captain's hat
when the titanic is sinking
and all the people are
listening to the lovely
classical music
and discussing who's
dress is prettiest

it's responsibility
and no matter how
wonderfully idealised
you get
the people steer the boat

you just get to decide
what is on the boat
in the first place

think about it.

what would you like
on a sinking ship with you?

some smart survivors?
who know how to get
food when it seems
there's nothing left

some smart ppl who?
know how to get power
when all the power plugs
have run dry
and batteries are out

some smart people?
who can teach our kids
to be just as smart

seeing a pattern here
....smart people... ?

i mean i'm fine if
you prefer the lovely calming music
and the pretty dresses
the entertaining gossip
and social life

just know that when the
ship begins to sink
i warned you

so don't blame anybody
but yourself
for not acting sooner

politics in australia
is all very similar
pretty right wing,
conservative, aussie.
any leader will do
things differently
but they're all
striving for similar ends

the way they do it
will only determine
how quickly the ship sinks
and how many people survive.

call me crazy
i don't mind

it's pretty clear that this
world isn't crazy at all

not when beautiful women
feel ugly

not when intelligent
ambitious young men
commit suicide

not when abortion is a crime

not when watching TV
is more important than
sharing family ideas
and news and stories

not when wearing the right
fashion is more important
than the people who don't
even have enough protein
to grow hair on their heads
let alone get a stylish new hair cut

my style may be abrupt
but i am simply
aiming to prevent
the coming political wars
over water
energy sources
and money sources
when the oil runs out
and the gas runs out
which we all know it will one day

and we are left staring
stupidly at the past

what were we thinking?

don't ask me (:

All the best in every way
Britta Vandenberg