I do have to apologize
For living a selfish life
For the belief that not believing
Was a way to exercise
My right as a human being
A very advanced animal
But I was wrong a hundred times
I do have to apologize
For not believing in Mother Earth
For treating her as a whore, as a slave
For getting not just what was needed
But also all that was wanted
For leaving behind a mess
Very difficult to fix
I do have to apologize
Oh my sons believe me, I am sorry
I did not do good enough
For not letting it happen as it did
Full extinction and indeed
Cowardly to not believe
That one voice can change the world
That one heart can teach you love
And a closed mind can destroy it all
I do have to apologize
Dear sons please forgive me
This is not the world I dreamed
To leave behind for you at all.
This poem was very powerful I must admit, because I feel the same and now I must take steps to stop being a hypocrite and save our mother, to save the world we live in, to save Earth. If I can do my best to save Earth then I will sleep better knowing that I am trying to preserve this world, knowing that I care enough for the world I live in. For once I feel bad for walking on grass that is when I learn that I love most what this world has done for me. - Marwan Noorani.
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