"Mankind"

A poem I wrote in September of 2010

Mankind

what's a matter with you

just what you gonna do

about all these problems

and all this pollution

would you kindly pause

long enough

to work on a good cause

instead of selfish stuff

Just who are you

the Devil

All you do

is works of evil

You know his name

Yet you're the one

should take the blame

for all you've done

to drive us all insane

with all kinds of concerns

and worries

Things need to take a turn

But you're not in a hurry

to be good problem solvers

for the better and not the worse

You've put upon our planet

one big gigantic curse

So take some positive action

before it is to late

So we can put food on our plates

that is good and healthy

not contaminated and filthy

You've made people sick and ill

Yet you don't want to foot the bill

Do you even have a clue

of all the things you need to do

We need more then hope

We need someone to care

Someone with a bright new scope

So if you dare

take on a new action plan

You know you can

Why is money more important

then the lives of people

Some things are big time wrong

all ya'll ding dongs

and ya'll business people

It was a preventable happening

All that Gulf coast flooding

after Hurricane Katrina

All those poor folks had to go

to the great big arena

It was one great big nightmare

But our government didn't seem ta care

to act fast to save those folks from

hunger, thirst, pain, suffering and death

plus all kinds of horrors they had to succumb

Thousands of people under threat

Many died and lost their lives

while others had to endure long hours

of heat and filthy water until help arrived

Isn't America is one of the super powers

Many a life ruined or lost

Higer ups didn't want ta pay the cost

People will never be the same

Thanks to those dark wet days

We need to love each other

hold hands and care

Just practise Goodness

would ya dare

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