Patagonia

watching Bert & Ernie
on a pillow
on the floor
while south of Argentina
there are mountains to explore.
the Gauchos love this land:
Pampas and Patagonia chill
where dams designed to rise
against the people's will
are sharpened like a spear
and hurled with blind intent.
yet the unspoiled land relies
on more than man has sent-
there are greater issues near.
the horizon distant and grand
studies the heart of kindness,
struggling to understand
the encroachment like a rerun
of a film noir horror show.
at some moment in the future
there may be no wild places left to go.