Howard Dion Poet Free verse

The Illogical Species

So here we are in the 21st century 
acting like a flock of birds that suddenly went blind 
and flew into a red brick wall.  
We have to worry about the outbreak of Ebola, 
and ISIS murdering and taking over the globe, 
and climate change that’s melting the ice, 
and why there’s no sure-fire cure for Lyme disease,
and why our politicians favor their own personal agendas 
over helping us citizens live a happy and healthy life. 

Maybe we’ve become an illogical species 
that treat the facts about how we behave 
as a can of recyclables like a plastic soda bottle 
or an empty can of peas or beans 
or an unread newspaper gathering dust in the trash.  
Maybe we think our current behavior 
couldn’t be reincarnated as an instrument of our demise 
even when we act like a distracted driver of modern-day car
that kills a Raccoon crossing the road to visit with his lover.

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Edward Ebbs March 18, 2015 at 7:13 AM Another nice write. Maybe if man could understand they are parasites to the planet, an infestation...there is no symbiotic relationship. The earth does not need does man to have balance. ~ Peace Howard Dion March 18, 2015 at 1:08 PM Ed, thanks for reading my poem. You do have a way with words.