We live on a planet that teems with life <br />and while we enjoy our lives <br />we give no second thoughts to the lives we destroy <br />and the destruction of their homes. <br />Half the time we think them unimportant <br />within the natural scheme of things. <br />Each creature on this planet <br />has its role to play. <br />We only share this planet <br />and we should take care of it, <br />not only for ourselves, <br />but also for everything that lives on it. <br />Sitting in my garden, <br />I can observe many things <br />from the plants to the insects. <br />Although we may not realize <br />they are just as important <br />to our survival as we are to theirs. <br />We should take heed to this warning <br />where ever we may live <br />and always look before we leap <br />for one day all the beauty our eyes behold <br />may one day disappear before us <br />and then only a barren landscape <br />is all we will behold. <br /> <br />9 May 2009<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/unimportant-4/
