The Virus on Our Earth
I'd always longed to be a bird
To spread my wings and fly
To soar around on thermals
Up in the bright blue sky
But now I know what I would see
The blight of man on earth
It wouldn't be pretty from up there
What man has done since his birth
We have ripped out nature
To build our homes
We've replaced trees
With towers and domes
We've covered the earth
With cement and tar
Everywhere you look
There's car after car
The pollution makes it hard to see
No clean air left to breathe
We're choking on our own garbage
And there will be no reprieve
We've removed mountains
To build our ugly towers
We've made huge holes
That killed animals & flowers
We think nothing of spraying
Poisons everywhere
As long as it's how we want
We really just don't care
We fill our land with discarded
As long as we get what we wish
Who cares that we're choking the oceans
And killing the reefs and fish
Oh man! what have we done
To this world created for us
I know you hear my words
But claim I'm making a fuss
Because none of us wants to change
We won't give anything away
We'll sit back and relax
Leave the worry for another day
I don't want to fly anymore
I'll sit amongst the trees I've grown
Eat my food and drink herbal teas
All from seeds that I have sown
I'll pretend that nature is winning
And dream that it comes true
But I know it won't ever happen
Without action from me and you
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