Endangered species

We talk about what we can do
To save what we don't kill
But I think we all know
That we never, ever will.

We won't waste our "precious" time
In our greedy haste
We will wait until it's gone
And cannot be replaced.

We talk about what we can do
To save what we don't kill
But I think we all know
That we never, ever will.

We discuss all the things
That could and should be done
But it usually ends right there
Before they are begun.

Then we'll bitch about it
Let another take the blame
And the worst part about it --
Next time we'll do the same.

Some day we will realise
Though it will be too late
We're the endangered species
And have sealed our own fate.

The world will be better off
Without the human being 'round
Without our intelligence(?)
Maybe sanity will abound.

Maybe peace and tranquility
Will spread around the earth
Once we realise how little
We are really worth.

Let's hope we leave enough
Enough, to start life anew --
That we don't kill it all
'Fore we bid this world adieu.

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