.. terrestrial abuse

in earth’s existence,
where it’s not
life resistant,
a cosmos wink of an eye,

just a flash in the pan,
the “big time of man”,
in a millennium
do we try or do we die

carbons in the air,
fracking the ground,
drink and breath
if you dare,

the people hypnotized,
by political lies,
all looking around
with blank stares,

oceans choked with plastic,
forest abuse gone drastic,
as sea and wildlife
shamelessly die,

environmentally weakened,
domestically beaten,
battered Mother Nature
lies down and cries