Payback

 

They looked at us helplessly

As we, through their world plundered away,

Burnt down forests chopped down trees,

Leaving most of them astray

 

They assured themselves often

Saying it was only temporary

Soon our needs will be satisfied

Then they'll have nothing to worry

 

Years rolled by and turned to decades

They turned to mother nature with questioning eyes

For our needs, they understood, were endless

And Mother Nature herself paid the price

 

And we ignorant fools went about life

Believing we are forever invincible

Busy engaging within ourselves a strife

Ignoring all signs which were visible

 

Then one day, quite unexpectedly,

We were hit by a force, invisible to the eye

But the army of virus attacked virulently

Our best laid plans went awry

 

Panic drove us helter-skelter

Burrowed in, alone, lives bland,

They finally came out and roamed free

Yes, Mother Nature had reclaimed her land.