Painting Over Humanity

by Lyn Lomasi, Staff Writer 

We paint our faces like paper dolls
Hiding behind a foolish mask
An untrue reflection of who we are
Is what we show to the world

We paint our pastures with altered cows
If we don't bulldoze them first
Make way for more buildings
Our improvements destroy nature to its core

We paint our mistakes in another's blood
Simply because we'll be forgiven
It doesn't matter who or what we hurt
Because we'll just repent

We paint our world with a permanent mess
Not caring about its pain
How many times must we repeat each mistake
Before our lessons are learned

We seem to crave destruction
Disguising it as new and improved
But there are a growing number of us
Committed to saving humanity

Which of it will you be a part of?

*I originally published this on Bubblews (no longer published there)