Earth Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

What is this...'Thing'.
That seems to have tolerated,
Everything to it we bring?

Incredible remains,
A maintained sustaining disbelief.
How it is all blessed to receive,
Life to live with air to breathe.
Food to eat and become nourished.
By an entity only known to be called,
Earth!

Yet...
For whatever the reason,
Can not accept the giving of respect.
Or express with acknowledgement,
A consciousness to believe...
Earth from which has given them birth,
Has also given them the choice to choose...
With a disregarding its worth to do.

And...
As inhabitants.
Leechers given the freedom,
To do as they please.
Done to document,
Entitlements to prove...
Nonexisting minds to use.
Abusing their common sense.
Long gone since the invention,
Of the dollar.
More to worship than their own lives.

Even though every message delivered,
Sent.
Goes ignored.
Believing such messages,
Are not for them meant.
To give undivided attention to them.

Chosen.
And immune from paying the consequences.
Their self righteous stances have become.
Accept they do they have been blessed.
And not cursed like those 'others'.
Unfortunately made to endure,
The pain and suffering...
And all that other,
Heartbreaking, distressful...
Unrelenting mess to expect.

"What on Earth has begun to happen,
To us.
The chosen. 'Us' the uppercrust?
Why are we made to suffer?
And endurrrre such unrelenting anguise."

-Hmmm...
Maybe,
And with 'ifs' to include.
Maybe,
If we had paid more attention...
To our actions.
Moods and attitudes.
The Earth would have forgiven,
A continuing to tolerate our ignorance.-

"Earth?
What has Earth to do,
With anything we have done to choose? "

-Well...
Like any parent that has had enough.
If you can not follow the rules,
Get out.
And keep your nonsense to yourself.
No longer will they have your ungratefulness,
Around the or in their house.
Go.
Until you learn to appreciate,
What has been given to you...
You have decided to take for granted.
Only one boss under 'Earth's' roof.
And you and so many others,
Can not seem to accept that as a fact! -

"I...uh...
Why does your explanation,
Have to be so vivid.
And harsh! "

-Hey...
Open your eyes.
When was the last time,
Your alternate Universe...
Notified you,
With a guaranteed escape route! -