Nature's Tears
Look at how humans have treated planet Earth:
its lush mountains stripped of centuries-old trees;
oblivious to their value over worth.
We're not filled with feelings of guilt or unease;
preservation is the last thing on our minds.
We claim the right to do whatever we please.
Mining minerals leaves open sores behind,
gaping gashes, cut without a thought or care;
then abandoned once we took all we could find.
We've scarred the ocean bottom, trawling for fish,
and dumped raw sewage into the sea for years;
unconcerned for Gaia, we do what we wish.
We've failed to attend to Mother Nature's tears,
and it will be too late once Man disappears.
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