Somebody up there has a list
Fateful dates to reckon with
For sure each day he crossed
'Bout a foot long of names
But each day the list grows longer
By a meter or more than before

Man, the destined master of all God has wrought
Each day more of him are added to reap His bounty
Each one slashing and burning with impunity
Never content with a harvest for immediate needs
A maddened scramble for scarce resources will ensue
Soon the crossed out names will far exceed the new

Long after the added names have ceased
Will the earth be a barren and forsaken place?
Or will it flourish in its pristine and primal glory?
Without man to meddle with God's creation
The divine plan unimpeded in its course
World without man, a paradise for God's others

Eddie Roa

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-beasts-will-inherit-the-earth/