What will be left?

We need to show concern for Nature. Before she disappears.

  What will be left?
 
I took my children to the lake.
Signs are posted.
 Do not swim.
 
I will buy a K-mart pool and put in the backyard.
 
Damn we killed off the Great Lakes.
 
Cancer is running uncontrollable..
 
The slow death by pollution and greedy men.
Destroying our forest and woodlands.
 
Will  my children be able to play outside?
Or will pollution eat away at their dreams.
 
We tell our children to be kind.
Skin color doesn't matter.
 You can do anything.
 
We tell them to be fair and not fight.
Fighting will not solve problems.
 
Yes, the children see our morals.
 They see the hate and disappointment.
 
  Their eyes see the thousands who are homeless and poor.
 
Our leaders  sending soldiers to kill.
Not trying to have  peace talks and solve problems.
 
We wonder why our children don't want our leftovers.
 
We must stop the hate.
And the violence and the useless killing.
 
Keep the family together.
 
The healing must begin.
Or the eyes and mind of our children will turn against us.
 
For leaving nothing.
 
                   Coyote

Author's Note

I worry for this world. When I was young. I was going to do great things. Now I see we added to the waste and abuse of this planet. For the sake of the children. We must find sanity and try to save the planet before the road to hell can't be fixed.

Reviews

[Miss Sharon]

A very poignant write my friend. (We must stop the hate. And the violence and the useless killing. Keep the family together. The healing must begin. Or the eyes and mind of our children will turn against us. For leaving nothing.) That last line says it all. ~Sharon

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you, dear Sharon. I pray we learn. We must be kind to nature and to each other.

[Sweet_pale_cacophony]

I find it very difficult to put such issues in words and find it remarkeable when someone does it...this is really nice...

[Tate Morgan]

If we ever had a hope we do not now

[alan khan]

i like what direction this goes in and really enjoyed the writing. awesome stuff.

[Amber Nicole]

I liked this, and very very true. And it's also sad to think of the dream our forefathers had for our generation, only to realize the truth that came from it and what still is.

[JENY]

True expression of anxiety over ...
Loss of one’habitat….

[Mark]

Yeah, I remember as a child seeing the disparity between how we were told to behave and how adults behaved. It didn't inspire a lot of confidence in the world.

[Raven Wilson]

I think what most people are just realizing too late is how barren this world will become if we do not act. And others who think that it is the next generations problem, when it is really all of our problem.

[Huggy Bear]

I love this poem. It illustrates how we are a cancer to this planet. Great Job:)

[Tina Kline]

I agree with you 100%. To save the planet now will be a fight, to many interest groups spreading fear to have things their way, not the way that is best for everyone. It all involves trying to get more money and control. That is so so sad.

[just rose.]

You say a lot of really important things here.