Desert Dweller

-thoughts on life, death and gardening.

Human Toxicity



even if we could reach them in a human lifespan
most of the planets out there are toxic to humanity
so why think about colonization of space
when we can’t even keep our own house clean

earth is the only planet
where humans can walk freely
naked under the sun
breathing the wind
drinking the water

yet we seem intent to destroy it
for power and profit

of all the millions of species on this third rock
we are one of very few species
stupid enough to shit where we eat.

we are the only species
that sits inside boxes
staring numbly at smaller boxes
instead of living in the natural world.

what can be done about that?
do we want to learn, change, improve,
or are we committed to becoming
the next great extinction?

© 2025 Bruno Talerico
Stafford challenge 198/365.
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