Mankind USA
Developed from magic yolk
And creamy stuff
I scratched a beginning
Through nature’s womb
And stripped to a bluff
Struggled to be strong and smart
With a conqueror heart
I won the claim
In deadly grace
I laid waste
Strived to raise glass towers
Without humility or humanity
Locked on pointless stones
I forgot the bones
And focused on selfishness
Then stumbled to incomplete bliss
Driving silicon roads
With false hope
The air became foul
Coast to coast
The beat wept to a howl
While knowledge took drugs
Loaded from no regret
It swirled to remember honor
Then labored to a forfeit
The test was failed
The memory stained
Shackled with fear
Recycled tear
To a cost-free future of bane
I evolved to meaningless
With no heart and soul
Left to spiteful bearings
Spirit shells on the go
Tracking green paper
While gaining small comforts
I lost my way
I squandered the day
Dislocated and disenchanted
A fantasy recanted
I run in circles
And stick to decay
Mankind, USA
© Rothya James Patterson
Poems
