Upset Humans

We killed insects in our house without any remorse We swept clean anthills in our garden without any afterthought We trampled on insects while walking We cut trees, made many homeless We ventured into forests, killed for flimsy reasons We dumped pollutants in the house of aquatic animals We took our boats and shipped over their house We put nets, caught them in large numbers, killed many everyday Air, home to many microscopic creatures, no longer livable Forest, home to many reduced to a fraction of what they were Trees, home to birds and insects dwindling Million lives gone Families destroyed, many orphans, many widows, many widowers struggling all alone We were the cause of many deaths We rendered many homeless Did we cry all these years? No! We didn't! We never bothered Not a word we spoke We displayed our selfishness, our strength Now when humans are dying, we are raising a big hue and cry They would have felt the same all these years Their situation exactly like ours now We are getting back the results of our own actions! That is the law of nature We are the cause of it all If we still do not correct ourselves, If we still do not respect the rights of all living creatures to live, Then we are not worthy of being called humans 10.95.2021 "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Bible