Should We? Poem by Paul Butters
Should We?
Should we all stop eating meat?
No, we'll starve of protein doing that.
But yes, it's morally right.
What about plants?
We'll starve: fruits and berries are all right.
Eat meat instead!
Are we doing enough to avoid nuclear war?
Not enough, we are doomed.
Too much: the next level is with nuclear-holocaust-mutations!
And global warming?
Our greatest threat.
A hoax!
What should we do?
Just what is Good?
Damned if we do and damned if we don't.
Should we be pacifists or should we fight?
Anyone Out There to put us right?
If there are,
Their lips are kept tight.
Even God, with all of His might.
One Man's Good is another Man's Evil,
From a great blue whale to a little Boll Weevil.
For now We stay on a lifelong quest,
Seeking out what might be the best.
I will too stick with my meat protein and not buy into the several hoaxes we have had to endured the last few years.
Plenty of other food-related diseases around I'm afraid. The world is a tough place.
If I may have a quick rant. When I search for this and other poems I've posted today I get, This poet has not posted in the last Fortnight. (Or something like that) . What? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
We stay on a lifelong quest, Seeking out what might be the best Beautiful lines with equally beautiful thought. Thanks for sharing.10 points.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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10/14/2024 2:44:12 AM # 1.0.0
For now We stay on a lifelong quest, Seeking out what might be the best. you are entering into the world of philosophy and opens up a discussion through your poem on good and bad, evil and good, what is best and what is not, individual opinion verses basic truths. love this poem. thank you.tony
Thanks Tony. Yes this is one of my more philosophical ones. But I must now create more stanzas!