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Third Planet From the Sensible

Welcome to this world, Greedy, hateful, and selfish Full of false friendship, Sans love, Sans morality, Family values are humorous Narcissism has become god Consideration is a frailty Bonds are born to be broken Brothers adopt acquaintances Mothers succumb to platitudes Fathers are slaves of lecheries Children are raised by the world inheriting every corrupted rule, None bereave the older days Yet wonder about the present, Animal instinct is now conventional As we regress, all seem to suffer, Yet pity is only a luxury of self Mercy is an archaic word Forgiveness is a fragile fairy-tale Life as it was is a history book Taught to be trivial knowledge, Millions of worlds live on one planet Trying to stay out of other's orbits What happened to humanity? When did we lose sight of soul? Are we still man or back to beasts? Who else asks these questions? Why is the solution so simple and the farthest answer from mind? What planet has this become and where did the earth drift?

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