A Cultured Savage

Being alone in a

global community

we are stripped of our

savage independence.

A civilized veneer

has left us stranded here,

no longer wild and free

but in community.

Should we all feel smothered

when love is uncovered?

Well love doesn’t cause it,

Don’t hide in a closet.

Open the door and see

the new fraternity.

Walt Abbott–8-3-2010