John Stuart Mill Poem by Anthony Weir

John Stuart Mill



and others believed in
The Perfectibility of Man.
But the last thing humans
want to do is perfect themselves -
indeed their civilisations ban it
so we can get on with our business
of wrecking the sad planet.

Anthony Weir
Tuesday, July 4, 2006
Topic(s) of this poem: planet,sad
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