Numbers And People Poem by Paul Warren

They say there have been 108 billion who have lived their lives
That is people like us thinking and with an onward drive
The latest estimate is that there are seven and a half billion alive now
That's about seven percent of the total lot you know
So what do these numbers mean

Is there a mass production of souls ticking over
Being a bit crowded if ghosts are real in their exposure
Or is there ultimate recycling going on here
While you wait for a new body to be clear

And each one of these people are unique
Some speaking different languages complete
DNA is complex and so profound
Makes me believe in God being around

It seems that numbers so large to contemplate
Do they mean anything in our ultimate fate
So in our 50000 years of history
Is it only we have been busy breeding whilst writing our story.

© Paul Warren Poetry