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How Arrogant Are We

How arrogant are we  
To equate human extinction  
With the end of the world?  

When we humans disappear  
The stones and rocks will not care  
For they will still be here  
 
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Written by snugglebuck
Published | Edited 22nd Dec 2018
Author's Note
My entry for the Emily Dickinson competition. Inspired by her poem 'How Happy is the Little Stone.'
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