If We Were Never Here

If there were never parents

Nor grandparents or families.

If our mothers never bore us.

If we never saw the light of day,

If we never saw the sun rise

The animals playing

The trees blowing in the breeze

If we never felt the windy breeze

The grass swaying against our feet

The birds soaring in the sky.

If we never smelled the

Scent of the flowers

The crisp air

If we never heard the laughter

The songs of birds

The cry of waterfalls

If we never tasted the spring of water

If we were never there to meet the seasons,

To see new born

To feel the rays of the sun

To see rain

To see snow falling on the branches of trees

To see the leaves picked up by the wind

If we were never here.

For we forgot about the beauty of life

The warmth of nature

And we turned our backs and never saw again.

We were here to see man hunt for sport,

And never look at what families they destroyed.

We were here to see hate

We were here to see murder

We were here to make revenge

We were here to fight the innocent and weak

We became greedy and cruel

We became selfish and heartless

We never aided others as long as we had more.

We forgot all these gifts that were there all along.

We forgot about who we really are

For that is why we say

If we were never here.

 

“Nature, all it does is sit there and watch, innocently, patiently, waiting until mankind falls.”

-January 3, 2002