what matters

what matters in heaven
is the silence
and we have none

what matters in heaven
is care for life
and we have none

what matters in heaven
is us
and we have lost ourselves

what matters to us
is TV and video
digital noise

we lost what matters -
we lost our hearing and
our sight

we know not how
to use
our hands

we lost our connection
with the land -
we lost our own humanity
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