Humanities Clock

Humanities clock ticks, time moves forward Man's ego drives him to make foolish decisions Great wars were fought Bloody battles raged Each gave way to a new and more frightening age With hatred and greed, prejudice the norm Each one breeding and intense firestorm As we stand poised on the threshold an uncertain future We must examine the present and its current direction As time moves forward we must remember the past And heed all of it warnings if mankind is to last