A Planet Taken for Granted

A path with no map can lead to detrimental consequences.

I wonder if people think in advance

that the actions performed today

could bring sorrow to everyone's tomorrow

and the neglect they repeat will bring karma

to us all as it will be

too late for blame.

One day

we will wake up to

a home, city, community;

a nation, world, a planet

that by taking it for granted

it is now depleted

and too late for a turn around.

No longer can we get the last word.

There is nothing to say

since our actions speak for ourselves.

When that day comes there is

no one to blame but us

because we allowed it.