I turned on the radio and heard
of murder, holdups and rapes
Of parents who beat their children
and children who beat their parents
Of whites who throw rocks at black students
students who are only babies
Of blacks to take their frustrations
out, upon each other
Of countries who want the land of another
of the Arabs, the Jews, The Russians
and even ourselves
Have we truly become civilized?
are we ready to step to the stars?
Have we really ever left the cave?
We still hit our women over the head
we still push into the cold
those who can no longer produce
we still brutalize
others, ourselves,
the air we breath
the water we drink
the land we need to survive
Will this then be the legacy to our children
a world unable to support us?
Earth, no longer green and vibrant
but a brown, dead world,
unable to support life?
