Greed

There were musty, grey, empty lanes,

Two days had passed of thunder, lightning and rain,

People had enough of suffering and pain,

It was time to come out,

with swords and guns in their hands,

Marching in groups and bands.

Mankind conquered the world whole,

But they weren't done, they wanted more,

One by one every species fell,

Some surrendered and some rebelled.

But after conquering the whole universe,

The situation reversed.

Power once it gets in your head,

It's as good as being dead.

For now, the over arrogant humans, who governed,

By chance a new lesson they learnt,

Is that you can never truly master nature,

For its mankind's own creator.

A plague struck, the rulers fell like fleas,

One could hear cries of agony,

In another week the population halved,

Humans scared, retreated back,

The hold on the world slipped through their hands,

And nature was once again, in command.

-By Shriya Nauhria

Shriya's Thoughts