once long past two thousand years
ago the world's massed populations
during Roman Empire's expansions
was less than 3% of todays entire earth populations
but entire fresh water available was still the same no less
we have created deserts with deforestation pollutions
once water was a guaranteed basic human right
behold rich cities countries suck up water reserves
poor countries dry up impoverished wither thirst
water sustaining life sweet sacred holy source
taken for granted by citizens of industrial nations
turn on taps thoughtless wasted out she comes
but water is more precious than fine wines
not a free right a commodity more precious
than undrinkable dark crude oil refined gas
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem