Essence

When Jack said that he hated the world But its essence, I felt his pain Even more so, now I felt when I am inside too Watching the news, over and over I get drilled just wanting to know the weather When will we understand? We are killing human kindness as well the earth When did progress took over We poisoned the lakes And we farmed to extiction As we all took away the land without permission We fed the indigenous Christianity and firewater Until they became sick and weak And now, I cry with guilt as I curl into my bed With my old dog, Hoping we realise our mistakes Before the essence is gone