Lethal Cruise

We have refused to hearken to her plea, Our insatiable desires have spurred our spree, We have jettisoned her cry, We only look and sigh, We've been taken over by our cravings, Pushed overboard by our strivings, We journey towards a mammoth empire, Stifling her free course to respire, We desire a wholesome stress-free lane, To her detriment and bane, She stands listless and frail, As we go on our splurge sail, She said it is an equal and opposite reaction, As some have had the premonition, We're on a lethal cruise, We're wearing unfit shoes, A stitch in time saves nine. February 19, 2023.