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Published: 2010-04-22 20:04:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 242; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 3
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Description If humanity VANISHED
was VACUUMED into  s  p  a  c  e,
life would go on
                                and on
                                                 and on...
         
          We don't matter

Vines would strangle skyscrapers,
trees would   r  a  c    concrete
                c           k

                         The   w
                                     i
                                       n  d  would  b
                                                                l
                                                             o
                                                       w
                                                 
                                                 our     
                                                       mess
                                                               away...

The r   
             i
        a
                n   would cleanse the land
and chase away human corruption to the
coldest depths of the oceans...

              Animals would secure their places
                 once more -- humans wouldn't be
                       able to MESS IT UP...

                                We aren't so special

The Earth knows this...

                              Cycles continue to change --
                              no one sticks around forever...

We don't matter...                 we don't...
                                                           
                                                                          
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Comments: 4

SarcasticCognition [2010-04-25 10:36:17 +0000 UTC]

So true.
A lot of people just can't think that the Earth wouldn't miss us if we're gone.
Though, it's interesting to note that if insects were to disappear, we'd all be dead in a decade.

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catnipkitty In reply to SarcasticCognition [2010-04-25 20:18:54 +0000 UTC]

Exactly! In terms of importance, we're nowhere near the top of the list.

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ablessingandacurse [2010-04-25 08:15:47 +0000 UTC]

very interesting.

I'd like to think we matter as a race, but we are also very destructive, so you certainly have a point.

I love the format, the visual play on the words... very cool

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catnipkitty In reply to ablessingandacurse [2010-04-25 20:26:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

I tend to think about what we, as a species, have to offer the planet and find that most of the things we do offer mainly benefits ourselves. I'm not saying that I'm not grateful for life and that I want us all to die. I'm just saying that in the grand scheme of things, I don't think it would greatly impair life on Earth if we weren't here. But, that's just my own personal opinion.

Thanks again! I'm glad you liked the format! I usually don't mess around with the visual side of poetry, but I wanted to do something different with this poem, so I'm glad the effect is a positive one!

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