Never Enough

Why does the voiceless canary stare so bleakly? Why do the sullen grey clouds desert a sombre sky? As the ugly black smog blots out the valiant sun’s rays The honey less flowers kiss the dying bees’ goodbye Never Enough Blinded are the eyes to threatened extinctions On deaf ears the warning of ‘Mankind Beware’ Lies and deceptive denial that our planet is dying Inhale lightly ~ there’s carbon dioxide in the air Never Enough No ‘free life’ for marine life stressed and bewildered Aghast with horror at garbage dotting our oceans Growth - Expansion - Development - Decimate the forests Strip and deprive us our oxygen with demonic notions Never Enough Oh Mankind Vanishing breeds because of your avaricious greed We hold our breath in Hopes for this planet to Hold Like a thief the stars you pluck from the night sky In illogical arrogance you build your towers of gold Never Enough Contaminating our soil with defective seeds of profit The clock of fate ticks ~ ‘Choke these weeds of greed’ New oceans we form with teardrops that we shed Over broken promises ~ that Man let fall ~ to succeed No matter how dark the shadows A ray of Light will always penetrate Footnote: Hong Kong - Dedicated to Kinzie a friend of mine originally from Canada who is devoted to the campaign to clean up Hong Kong, and is succeeding. ‘HK heartbeat’ which was born on 21 October 2001 as a simple text email from Kinzie in response to requests from friends Today, the HK heartbeat community is a dynamic network and home to thousands of individuals and organizations making a difference. They are making our world a better place today for future generations. www.heartbeat.com.hk Taiwan - The Buddist monks, recognising the need to protect the islands staple food of fish, for years collect the empty plastic bottles – recycle them, making them into recyclable bottles that you see gracing the department store and supermarket shelves. Japan - Have a strict recycling policy I’ve never seen anywhere else in my world travels. There are different bins for various categories of recyclable trash. Are WE all doing enough? Video Clip - Loren Allred - Never Enough (Live Performance) - From the Greatest Showman A very compelling song though not connected with this poem describes the sentiment perfectly. I trust you will enjoy it.