The way of the land

I am not an environmentalist but I do see the way people treat the planet we live on and it makes me wonder if they really care about the future generations and how they will have to live..

A vast land sits before me, 

with helpful open hands, 

giving me all I need, 

while offering all it can.

I will not take too much, 

only what I need, 

this is too kind of you, 

how can I ever repay thee?

Plenty words were spoken, 

Although I never did hear a thing,  

nothing was asked of me, 

even after, all it gave. 

As time passed on, 

the land grew even bigger, 

more people began to come, 

taking advantage of the lender.

Scarce became the norm, 

nobody knew what to do, 

then we all remembered, 

that this all started here with you. 

If we don't have you, 

what do we really have?

you've given us everything, 

yet we still treated you so bad.

This can not be, 

the ways of our land, 

because if we don't have it, 

then, where will we stand?

Not united, not together, 

but if we do both, 

we might just find, 

that the land needed us this time.

 

Reviews

[Rebel]

Very well put. I love the way you said it and it is very true.

[OhSnapShley]

Thanks for reviewing. And glad you loved it.
Sadly, it is true..
-Ohsnap

[Rebel]

You are welcome. It is sad what we as people turned into.

[OhSnapShley]

^ That second line would be a great start to a poem lol Sad stuff usually makes the best poetry. Raw and real as I usually say.

[Rebel]

Very true.