Wake up

Wake up

The earth was never mine.
But I seized it
With all my might
Was it not wrong?
 
I snatched the right
To live in this planet
Treated the earth as my own
Knowing well it belonged to many more.
 
I plundered the forests
Till a few trees remained
Most fauna retreated into the dense
And what remained domesticated.
 
I harnessed animals
Placed yokes of slavery on bullocks
Bridles on horses
Goads, whips and spurs to nudge.
 
And then it tumbled over,
The sea breached the shore
The rivers in spate flooded the villages
The floating corpses told all the tales.
 
I finally rued and vowed to change
The life I led,
Shedding all my ego to help
Restore the world to where it belonged.
 
Wake up and coexist
Put aside the role of a master
Care for all that live on earth
Flora fauna and everything created.