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Book 35 Page 24

 

Dirty! dirty! human

 

Dirty! dirty! human,

dirty! dirty! land.

Rubbish strewn upon it, 

good soil turning to sand.

 

Dirty! dirty! human,

dirty! dirty! sea.

Oil spills from tanker,

no more clean fish for you and for me.

 

Dirty! dirty! human,

dirty! dirty! air.

Contaminants from factories and automobiles

everywhere.

 

O! Dirty! dirty! human,

dirty! dirty! man.

Why don’t you try and clean it up,

if at this late stage you can?

 

For look what you’ve done!

everywhere there’s;

dirty! dirty! sea,

dirty! dirty! land,

dirty! dirty! air,

all from the constant acts of man.

 

O! what a dirty! dirty! creature you are!

Look at the state of this ‘dirty dirty planet.’

O and if I was your mother I would give you a quick clout around the ears,

but I guess in time, ‘mother nature’ will have its own say.

 

Dirty! dirty! human,

dirty! dirty! is man.

Why don’t you try and clean it up now

if at this late stage you can.

If at this late stage you can.

 © Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au   Feb 26 2002