Sci-Fi

Once long ago there was a clear blue sky Where roamed free bird and butterfly That’s when came the idea to super citify And to pollution creators deify All put their brain power to diversify Silenced anyone who dared go awry Soon mile high skyscrapers did gratify And every square inch did occupy Way too many to quantify So it was nature they did damnify Now skies are filled with traffic jams that horrify Greenish rain waters that relentlessly acidify Mountain-high billboard ads that do electrify An extravagance of gadgets enough to stupefy Implanted technology meant to dehumanify In light of superfluity, let me just plainly oversimplify Scientists need to eat a big piece of humble pie There’s just no way to justify Why colorful sunsets went by the by And why no one remembers the aroma of apple pie Submitted on March 4, 2018 for contest SCIENCE FICTION sponsored by DEBORAH GUENTHER BEACHBOARD - HONORABLE MENTION