Human Credential

This is the world, and its at war
Tearing us apart
Without a seconds hesitation
Without the thought of generations
Yet to come
What have we done?

We’ve failed again to save ourselves
From our own predation
Indifference, excess, envy, hate
The things that add on too much weight
To our feeble minds
It’s made us blind
To the solutions
And free will to choose them

What if we decide we’ve had enough?
That we’re finished fighting with each other
Dividing ourselves up
By race, wealth, class, creed
Gender, borders, culture, countries
The things we cling to define our self identity

We’re all human
But claim we can’t relate
We know reason
But keep it locked away
Avoid our problems
But hope for better days
A doomed species
Unless this cycle breaks

If we show compassion
Use forward thinking in our ways
To ease the burden
Of competition that has plagued
Our world, but I know it can change