Friday 11 August 2017

Last word




 Last word

This might sound a little absurd
But think the animals will have the last word!
Forget global warming
And nuclear warning
They’re gathering up in their herds.

We’ve built on their habitats
And seen an increase of rats!
The bees are declining
There’s no way to confine them
And now there’s a shortage of bats.

More insects that carry disease,
From far away land on warm breeze;
Drag themselves through the mud
Then feed on our blood
And gorge on their own faeces.

Little creatures we need to maintain,
Now threatening our lives and food chain.
Forget the warheads -
We need our daily bread!
And not to think about the terrains.

We’re losing such rare little birds.
(I’ve heard we’re down to two thirds.)
Instead of a war
We need to explore
And spread more of the good word.

We’re trying to find cures for the ‘flu
And the asteroids kept an eye on too.
We need to convene
The rise of machine
Before they grow and accrue.

The insects will see us all off -
I don’t think we should sit back and scoff!
Our biggest threat
To our existence as yet
They’re something we just can’t turn off.

We know the world is at stake,
On board is the threat of Earthquakes.
Put the politicians together
With their chat and their blether
And the rest to talk over tea and cake.

Copyright Linda Lawrence
11th August 2017




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