Poem Week, Part 4: The Nature of Nature

[deckardcanine]

Just how do you see Nature—good and pure,
Deserving of the “Mother” sobriquet,
Or crueler than the biggest evildoer
(And then perhaps deserving anyway)?
In my opinion, neither answer works
Within the context of the world I know.
For every trend of Nature fav’ring jerks,
Another lets the nicer critters grow.
In short, she’s neutral, not just bad or good.
A lot of us describe her as chaotic,
But that, again, is not the way we should:
It’s merely that her pattern is exotic
To human minds, as “chaos” is a word
For order that is not by us preferred.

Comments

[thatcatgirl.livejournal.com]

The last two lines: So true. I wonder how many times I've heard someone say or imply they see no order in something that, in an unusual way, is very orderly.

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

This poem was inspired in part by Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, which I finished (for the third time) the night before. In it, the long-demonized goddess of chaos sides with humanity against the long-worshiped goddess of order. The former had grown fond of people since the last time she tried to kill them all, while her sister had grown intolerant of imperfection from centuries of seclusion.

The game's theology is a bit troubling. Allegorically, it casts doubt on real religions' concepts of God. But it does make for a great story.

[thatcatgirl.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting scenario.

Also, possible alternate title: "wild"