OH!! MORTAL MAN
The fish are dying,
The gulf is crying
Man, what have you done?
Livelihoods beyond repairing
Communities forever despairing
What have you done?
Wings draped in grease
Birds incapable of flight
Man, what have you done?
You live with impunity
You shout ingenuity
There lies your ingenuity
There lies nature’s tainted purity.
Oh yes!! You keep trying
Yet the slick keeps coming
What have you done?
You’ve upset nature’s balance
Took ages to achieve such healthy balance
Man, what have you done?
You create very little
Yet you destroy so many
Man, you’re selfish, you’re second to none
See what you’ve done.
You crave advancement
You shout development
Thanks for spilling development
Thanks for your so called advancement
Thank you for erasing centuries of nature’s hard work.
Things you destroy,
You’re incapable of creating.
Things you create
Are fleeting, they can not stand the test of creation.
Can you not see further than just your nose?
Can you not foretell tomorrow’s woes?
You blithe the earth in various ways
You go to bed at night
Feeling supreme
You then wake to temperatures of a hundred degrees
Ice caps recede
Rivers spill their banks
Disappearing streams
Extinct animal and plant species
Deserts overtake arable land
Food no longer grows in abundance.
What do you do?
You go on to modify nature’s genetics
Giving rise to strange food crops
You seed the clouds
Water pours, you call it rain
You live with impunity
You act with total disregard
Oh!! You drunken man
Who holds you in check?
To whom do you render an account?
Please someone reign in this suicidal man
Someone put a stop to his manic parade
He destroys all,
He’s beyond insatiable
Tis only a matter of time
Before this earth gives up the ghost.
Can you not feel nature’s simmering anger?
You continually test nature’s fury.
Your knowledge will always be limited
Nature will always be eons ahead of you
Be wise, live wisely
Seek knowledge, seek wisely
When will you ever be satisfied?
Is there no end to this restless agitation of yours?
You continually destroy this world of ours
Man, oh man
Why, oh mortal man…
What do you seek you stubborn man?
Man's wants are endless, but we must focus on our needs. Interestingly, we tend to concentrate on the later more in the individualistic or family domain. Giving to the world positively will grant us access to all we ever want or need. It sounds weird but it works.
ReplyDeleteArmah, in the ears of man, wat u sed just sounds weird but it does work that way. u cant keep taking without taking considering the repercussions...real talk bro, well said..
ReplyDeleteI'm speechless. Our problems are man made and hence can be solved by man i believe. in request to meet an immediate need we create a permanent problem. true in the words of the bible "HELL AND DESTRUCTION ARE NEVER FULL SO THE EYES OF MAN ARE NEVER SATISFIED". I love this
ReplyDeleteEddie,hell and destruction are never full so the eyes of man are never satisfied.preach on ma bruva!!! de coming of man jst mite be de worst ting eva to hav hapnd to dis earth.tis high time we stopd living wit impunity.de earth jst mite giv up de ghost if we dont...thanks 4 comn dis way bro...do come again...
ReplyDeleteO wretched man that I am who will deliver me from this body of death? - Paul
ReplyDeleteKwesi,change in attitude is de only deliverance dat wud bear fruit on dis subject bro.enuf of man's impunity and absolute disregard for an earth which he's stil tryna understand...oh wretched man oh stubborn man!!
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