Utopia Lost

We found this planet Third from the sun And knew without doubt This was the one We built a culture and A civilization so pure Everything was possible Everything was sure Diseases were non-existent Quality of life was long No one here died of germs To be denied a cure was wrong Giant crystals stored energy Gathered from the sun Fossil fuels were never used From the earth were not wrung From within came the destroyers Close to our souls Greed was their motivator Power was their goal Appealing to them was futile For compassion there was no room Turning crystals and lasers to tools of war Spelled our ultimate doom An accidental miscalculation Split the continent apart Sinking slowly beneath the waves Which left not a mark.