Dying World
Sun burns earth where wheat once grew
dry as sticks now no chance to renew
Rain will fall no more to enrich the land,
mother cant cry ,silenced by human hand.
Jungle trees cleared by greed
no fruits ripen producing healthy seeds,
to cure ailments and disease alike,
Forever lost in barren ground.
Poisoned ground with chemicals
wiping out insects who pollinate crops
Poisoned minds fed by corporate words
spliting minds like a sweeping sword.
Like sheep all led to the slaughter
promises of riches and a longer life
Used as fodder in religious strife
Oh people of earth seek the water.
Too late will be the cry as the Earth
broken beyond repair dies slowly
and breathes its last ,will they
all shout out any price to pay.
Why didnt we heed the rebels call,
instead we laughed at natures fall.
Why didnt we act when the chance arose,
its too late now as we fall.
Cry for a dying world we called home
Tears shed that wont water a crop
Cry to the sky and whatever God
to save us from a living hell.
if only we did something ourselves
did we really need that big house
Why did we laud selfish thoughts
Believing what we thought was truth.
andy p mcintyre 27/5/2019
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