When will it stop?
When will the use and abuse have its end?
Don’t men already have enough?
There’s only so much Earth can lend.
The one who has given men everything
Men give her nothing.
The one who has given men food,
Men call her crude.
The one who has given men water,
Her oceans we slaughter.
The one who has given men shelter,
Her air men swelter.
But, the one who has given men air,
Men can no longer impair.
But food, water and shelter isn’t enough.
We need more buildings and technology to show how cool men are.
“Live life to the fullest!” “You only live once!” may be man’s excuse.
But it’s only so accurate in that man’s end is not too far.
Does that justify the abuse?
Man’s leaders will tell them: “It’s fine. No need to worry.”
“Climate change doesn’t exist and the end is certainly not soon.”
There are bigger things to talk about. Make America Great Again.
But will America be so great if men did nothing to stop their impending doom?
Pressure to use less only results in strife.
Men say, “Wow, you tree huggers are delirious”
“Look man, I don’t care. I have a life!”
But life is not an entitlement. It’s only a gift.
Earth will take it back. So, it’s time to get serious.
So stop it now. Save the trees; build less.
Earth has begun to grow a little tired of men’s selfishness.
How long do you expect a woman to put up with man’s demand?
“Whatever, let’s see!” But, in a few years, man may be eating out of an empty hand.
Remember that Earth doesn’t rely on men; men rely on her.
When men have met their end. She will still be here.
She will not be hurt and man’s demise, she will not deter.
But I’m sure even all of this still fails to instill men with fear.
So what will it take? The answer is beyond me.
I guess no one’s afraid of death
So I ask again; when will it stop?
When the last man has reached his last breath.
“Ugchh, Uckhh…This is the end.”
The human race committed suicide,
And all could have been prevented if Earth’s resources we didn’t so irrationally spend.
But we didn’t care. So, we suffered the consequences. We just withered and died.
Why? Because we will never Stop.
Joshua B. Perry