Earthwasunderadeathsentence
becauseofman'sdeadlygreed.
Theyweredoingeverythingtheycan
topushhertowardstheageofextinction.
Forthemitdidnotmatter
ifpollutionreignedoverherwaters,
corruptinghertimelessbeauty.
Thereremainedignorantofthefact
thatifherhillsperish
theywillperishtoo,
Thatiftreeaftertreefalls
theywillfalltoo,
Thatifsheburned
theirtimewillendtoo.
Herwordlessplea:
"Letmelive,
Sothatyoumaylive"
Towhichmanpaidnoheed.
Sotheearthputadeathsentenceonman
intheformofapandemic.
Manlostmillions
andtheyfinallyunderstoodherpain
whenanimalsdiedinwildfires.
Andthenceitsaftermath:
wasasolutiontopollution.
Alotoftimetothinkovertheirdeeds
andtofinallyrealiseEarth'sneeds.
Theairbecamefreshandclean.
Andtheneverydaythebirdssang,
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Andineveryhumanearitrang.
Thelessthenumberoftreesfell
theelesstheearthburnedup.
Newlifesprangupeverywhere
Pollution-almostnowhere
Butwheneverythingrighteditself,
Manwasdrowninginmiserybecauseofhimself
Forcedtohidebehindmasks,
runningawayfromtheirbeloveds;
Allbecauseofavirus
Whichtheyneithercouldseenorfeel
whentheairwasfinallyfreshandclean.
Alas!Theaftermathofhisdeeds
OfEarth'scrytoshowsomeheed.
