A Fragile Planet
"I truly feel that it is only when humanity can genuinely show love and
respect, by nurturing and protecting the environment and all forms of
terrestrial life on this planet, may *****sapiens then aptly deserve to
proclaim Earth as their ancestral home"
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A Fragile Planet
The spiders cast off webs ensnaring bodies unaware of danger
Dragonfly carelessly floats like fibers which will asphyxiate her
Falcons gorge on termites before departing on an epic journey
An impala jolts to escape capture by a cheetah tearing its way
Praying mantis mindfully blend with branches deceiving a prey
Serpent envenomation on lazy bullfrogs trigger rapid mortality
Army ants scaling colossal trees overthrow vulnerable colonies
Finishing the vanquished deterring insufferable lasting agonies
Walking seventy long miles arctic penguins foresee destination
Filled with fish to sustain offspring desiring undivided attention
Wolves trail a target endangering lives for one nourishing meal
Entrapping the grizzly until exhaustion became its Achilles heel
Crocodiles like dead logs dive beneath mud-stained river water
Silently shadowing misjudging wildebeests to be subdued later
Cricket the vociferous diva of night enflames predatory senses
A chameleon timing the perfect moment primes then trounces
Aging matriarch guide the herd to a copse for breakfast leaves
Orphans condemn the obliteration of elephant by ivory thieves
The cycle of life inside forests revolves like a perpetual cyclone
Whirling promptly as it accumulates power asserting its throne
Apes shudder when humans appear browbeating and indignant
Hiding behind leaves begging the intruders to be more tolerant
Casualties of brutality animals are victims that grieve the most
Amid darkness decency views humanity as an abominable host
Critical matters summon changes fending off hunger and strife
On a rooftop in a metropolis bees toil yielding the nectar of life
Skyscrapers adopt hawks with nests for freshly hatched babies
Mending the spirit of a fragile planet ravaged in heartless ways
Penned:
07/24/ 2017
2:00a.m.
Aboard cruise liner:
Vision of the Seas, Cabin 2831
Copyright © Anselmo Boles | Year Posted 2021
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