Mother Earth Poem by Michael WheelerWyatt

Another Species of bird went extinct today
Cries from a polar bear as she watches her home melt away
The bleaching corals of far away shores
That’s a strange tasting soup – can I have some more?

You used to be so fresh and so clear
Now the smell of decay is in the air
As we pollute the space that we rent from you
We all live for today – we don’t really care

Another acre of dense forest got wiped today
Cries from a little girl as her family are swept away
199 a month – gets the little darlings to school
Tears of sand as Mother Earth tries her best to stay cool

Our world use to be so fresh and clear
Before all the tall chimneys clogged the air
We rent the space that we have here
We all live for today like we don’t have a care

We don’t mean to make you cry with the things that we do
Try rebuilding after a quake without any tools
It’s all about progress as we smother you
The scorching heat from our cities is killing you

You used to be so fresh and so clear
Now the smell of decay is in the air
As we pollute the space that we rent from you
We all live for today – we don’t really care

Closer to heaven with each tree that we kill
Closer to hell with each tank that we fill
One life one world is all that we have
All the leaders listen up before Mother Earth dies