Old Man of the Moon
I am the old man of the moon,
an observer of earth and its earthlings,
there are no living creatures on my planet,
it is a wasteland void of any life,
that is why I watch what is going on below,
what I see are humans living in box-like
structures in which large doors open and
close automatically and where they leave
their homes in what they call cars
which they drive along with others to create
what they call traffic jams as they stand still,
a daily routine of their existence.
In other parts of earth wars continue as
bombs create devastation which maim
and kill all involved including the destruction of
infrastructures in which the humans no
longer have homes and are forced to live in
shelters called tents which have been
considered temporary for many years
as they wait to return to a city destroyed
by warring enemies.
Earth is a planet of contrasts where rich
forests grow and deserts of sand exist
as well as oceans filled with creatures
called fish except for whales the largest
mammals which become deathly ill
as they beach themselves because of
pollution from garbage-infested waters
created by the apathetic earthlings who
believe the planet will exist perpetually,
little do they know that my planet
the moon once thrived as earth until it
died a slow death from the deep scars
of wars and pollution.
Copyright © Sonia Walker | Year Posted 2018
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