We've bought a one-way ticket - no way back

the Earth Express has cattle on the track

but spins too fast to watch the way ahead

the engineers have hearts of oily black.

Unsatisfied with forests lying dead

they wish to euthanize the ocean bed

destroy the colored veils of coral lace

to pump more profit - keep their coffers fed.

As Earth depletes they turn to outer space

I see the hidden greed behind the race

to find another planet to despoil

they'll ply their wasteful habits anyplace.

As summer brings another record boil

and farmers see a pittance for their toil

the stock exchange grows rich, the banks replete

the blackened profits from their precious oil.

While charities go begging in the street

to simply give a child enough to eat

the salaries flow over to obscene

but only for executive elite.

When even riches will not buy the air

and every thing is gone from everywhere

the memory of man will fade to black

because the ones that mattered didn't care.

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