CHANGING DIRECTIONS
by Greta Zwaan
We don't have any rights; we're merely given privileges,
We're here but for the briefest span of time.
We're given to believe that we'll be here forever,
We have the means to make our lives sublime.
We treat the earth as though we were its maker,
We disregard rules to help keep it pure.
Abuse is so rampant, the evidence destructive,
It’s obvious that this cannot endure.
Why have we turned so selfish? Why is it we destroy ?
The very essence of what gives us life.
Don't we see tomorrow is part of today's great plan ?
We need to change our ways of greed and strife.
God made us protectors to sow and plough the fields,
To reap the harvest and prepare to share,
Not to think we are owners, or that we might have the power,
But to show unto others that we care.
If we destroy the planet because of our of our neglect,
If we cause damage that we can't repair,
In future generations the blame will fall on us,
The damage done will drive us to despair.
Wake up and test the waters; there may still be a way,
To turn the tide that seems to swing uphill.
Take stock of your perspectives; think not where you've gone wrong,
And fight the battle with your might and will.
Perhaps there's still an answer, an avenue of hope,
It could be that you'll turn this thing around.
The project is worth trying, you must do all you can;
Who knows, through you an answer may be found.
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