The Silent Elk Of Yesterday

Guns,
 Scent destroyers,
 Chainsaw,
 Timber...
 And here I am
 Destined north from here
 To colder climes, where a few might stand
 Beyond this ridge I go
 In search for fertile land.
 Soon you'll feel my pain
 Because I am your future son
 Man and earth as one
 Or I ride on through your cancer haze.
 Blackened days,
 Thick with shame.
 The Master;
 "As fluid as melting ice
 Receptive as a valley
 Clear as a glass of water
 Do you have the patience to wait till the mud settles" (2)
 "Success is as dangerous as failure
 Hope is as hollow as fear." (3)
 Victory; is a cluttered home and when
 It kills you to step outside!
 Tree stands,
 Ghost forest,
 Carbon,
 Red Moon,
 Now I lay
 Victim of the modern world
 Underneath I plant three seeds
 And giveth my body - decompose
 To let grow from soil once more.
 In Satan's name
 You're exculpated from blame
 For your world turning to black
 Alas the deer shoot back
 Before we destroy it all.
 The deer shoot back,
 White tail attack.
 2.(Tao Te Ching. Trans. by Stephen Mitchel, l ch.15)
 3.(Tao Te Ching. Trans .by Stephen Mitchel l ch.13)