In the Name of Progress

The trees and shrubs

Grown wild for the birds,

Are knocked to the ground,

Because of man’s quest for homes.

Everything that once

Was a pleasant nesting ground

Has been destroyed

By the concept of progress.

Nothing is safe

From change,

Because change happens

Untutored and unkind.

Looking with sadness

On the devastation

That was once peaceful,

Brings sadness to my heart,

As wildlife gets displaced

All for the benefit

Of plentiful people.

They don’t fathom

The change of scenery

As they happily

Move into condos,

Cold hard buildings

That have no heart.

But,

Nature waits.

Eager to once again

Claim back its territory

As Man moves on

To other things.

War between

Man and Nature

Continues,

For the rest of time:

Nature’s resilience

The hope for the future.