Freedom

Since the dawn of man, freedom was there,

Giving man the right to live and dare.

As man progressed, his freedoms grew,

He could talk with God, myself, and you.

While his endeavours became more costly,

Man enjoyed the right to speak softly.

As trees, bees, and many seas, felt the impact of his being,

Man kept profiting, not overseeing.

The luxurious existence of one’s life,

Did impact the planet with quite some strife.

Man did not think, but to ask:

“What is this ‘nature’, I continue to task?

And all of its people, the animals so bold,

To not let me chop down the houses they hold.

But only interminably to think of myself,

And to give myself luxuries exorbitant in wealth.”

You see, man has enjoyed the privilege to rule,

The right to be free but also cruel.

Not once did he think: “This place looks nice,

Let’s keep it here and not pay the price.”

Taking too much, has its issues,

Not paying back, for making tissues,

Trees, so tall must be regrown,

Not forgotten about over new iPhones.

When man is given freedom, he can go crazy,

Unless a pandemic shock him hazy.

When a vaccine is finally found,

All can rejoice and travel outbound.

Masks can flee, we can smile,

Groom ourselves with a sense of style.

We have been liberated; people rejoiced,

Just don’t forget the ice, which continues to moist.

A challenge overcame, was that virus,

Our science fast proven, very desirous.

A planet so magnificent, replete in its beauty,

To protect it and its people, our only duty.