The problem with our planet
(at least what we currently face)
is one of ceaseless travel,
indifference to space
Do trees protest their rootings?
Do ants fall out of line?
Yet our minds tend to wander, it
happens all the time
If only we could focus, but
our energies disperse
how easily we trail off into
arguably worse
It's not globalization
or the fault of the night news
it's all the me's forgetting
the importance of the you's
Strike up a conversation, and
acknowledge what's around
how else will your new neighbor
learn to bake that lovely pound
cake?
Jul 25, 2017
Jul 25, 2017 at 11:44 PM UTC
The problem with our planet
(at least what we currently face)
is one of ceaseless travel,
indifference to space
Do trees protest their rootings?
Do ants fall out of line?
Yet our minds tend to wander, it
happens all the time
If only we could focus, but
our energies disperse
how easily we trail off into
arguably worse
It's not globalization
or the fault of the night news
it's all the me's forgetting
the importance of the you's
Strike up a conversation, and
acknowledge what's around
how else will your new neighbor
learn to bake that lovely pound
cake?
I couldn't resist.
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