Earth’s Preoccupation

OK Earth, don’t worry - you have the time;

You are but middle aged, so in your prime.

Billion or so years before the Sun gets fat

And you toasted as a result of all that.

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So sad when you let plants proliferate

And independent life forms propagate;

Dinosaurs ruled and with distinction

For millions of years until extinction

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While humans popped in, their stay far more brief

Their destructive nature beyond belief;

Prospects of any legitimate plans

Nil as internecine conflict expands.

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Will it be cockroaches or perhaps rats,

Although who knows, it may even be bats

Which provide a new evolutionary tree

With its cooperative sap running free.