Quo Vadis

Great are the follies of haughty man through the times , Imposing his will on fellows, changing the climes, Playing god for some silver , acceding to greed. Always striving for more , wanting more than his need, Sowing seeds of dissension , destroying his breed, Meddling with nature , man destroys nature and earth. He's restructured the genes, to mutants given birth, His junk - food is unhealthy , adds weight to his girth; The surgeons mint money with their nips and their tucks. The atom's been tamed , corporations make big bucks, The innocent public just ran out of their lucks; Politics and religion determine one's fate. I'm not against progress , but am sorry to state, Life's more than money or power , pleasures to sate; Love and compassion to one and all is what counts. Drink of the wisdom in Good Books, drink from their founts, Make good use of progress, scale good Karma's mounts; Life's purpose is not sowing destruction's seed. Playing god for some silver , acceding to greed, Meddling with nature , man destroys nature and earth, The surgeons mint money with their nips and their tucks, Politics and religion determine one's fate, Love and compassion to one and all is what counts, Life's purpose is not sowing destruction's seed. ~07 Jul 2016~ 12 syllables per line checked via www.how manysyllables.com

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