(Was thinking about the duality of humanity and came up with two poems. I know this makes three poems in a row, but I wanted to get these two out. Enjoy.)
Devouring
And burning
Tearing
And suffocating
With no sense of wrong
Until the effects come home
To humanity’s doorstep
Living outside nature
Out of sync
With Mother Earth
And the universe
They spread
Like an unchecked virus
Is destruction all we know?
Even those who see
Are helpless
To stop the ravaging
Embedded
In our species’ darkest spiral
Pillaging the world
Some for greed
Others out of ignorance
More for trapped survival
Even turning on our own
Where humanity destroys mankind
Legends of Windemere 
I saw a short animated film by Aaron Blaise on polar bears and the threat of their loss. Reading your poem, I was reminded of it.
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Polar bears seem to be the symbol for habitat loss-caused extinction.
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The topic of the poem made me think of the Big Bang Theory and the creation of the universe.
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There is the idea that creation usually comes from destruction.
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This is a very thought provoking poem Charles. It describes very well elements of humankind who refuse to honor mother nature.
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Thanks. We’ve definitely evolved in a way that we don’t always mesh with nature.
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So true.
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A hard sentiment, but necessary.
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True.
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