Mankind Poem by Ariel ~

Martin, I'm afraid
You're mistaken
Mankind is tragically flawed.

How else can you explain
The callousness
The mean selfishness
And no mercy?

How else can you explain
Parents who murder their children,
Men who routinely beat their wives,
The arguments among family and friends,
And the jokes that tear down the worth
Of those we profess to love?

Mankind does not only separate the "other" from "My Kind";
It divorces itself from everybody.
It is not color man despises, it is everyone,
Old, Young, Black, White, Red, Gay, Straight.

At what point do spouses cease to be lovers?
Even lovers grant no true favors.

Incapable of trust; Tragically flawed!