A MESSAGE

            Were I a cosmic neighbor come to see
            The progress made by Earth’s humanity,
            The most intelligent of its life forms,
            Then judge it by strict universal norms,

            I’d sadly have to say the hope was small
            That they’d survive the curse of their first fall,
            For they still relish disobedience
            To laws prescribed by cosmic providence.

            “Love others as you love yourself is how
            You’ll thrive, and you must take a sacred vow
            To live by that commandment you have broken,
            The highest truth that ever has been spoken,

                 For only love gives succor and will nourish    
                 Humanity and let your planet flourish.”

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