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Failing States

States are Failing

Why?

Because its food and resources are gone
Once striving, self-sufficient states
Abundant with food and grain
Can no longer sustain its people
Leaving them angry and rebellious

Why?

Because man is destroying the earth
Deforestation, out of control logging
Top soil being washed away
Leaving the land barren
Unable to nourish its inhabitants

What’s happening?

Increased tropical storms and floods
Earth quakes and tsunamis
Off shore drilling, oil being spilled into the oceans
The land species becoming endangered

What can we do?

Eradicate poverty

How?

Use renewable energy resources such as;
Reduce C02 emission by
Putting true prices on emission
Don’t treat states the way Enron did its books

What are they?

Wind powered wind mills are cheaper giving cleaner air
G.O. thermal power plants
Eliminates the need for coal powered plants
More solar energy replaces gas and fuel consumptions

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Free verse
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I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
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Our planet is being abused, ruined, and destroyed. Feel for the earth just as an abused animal. Make a difference.
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I appreciate your comment. I didn't read those two, but I will check them out. I saw "Journey to Plant Earth" Plan B: Mobilizing to save civilization.

I like your views.
it always amazes me
how people can know
what they are doing to the land
and not turn around from it.

simply, it brings them money
and a way of life that is fill with riches
and dosen't affect them directly

How they can watch people suffer
living comfortablly above them
it seems all natural feeling for human
have gone to the animals
leaving the poverty stricken
alone to fend for themselves
without the basic necessities of life
that the rich enjoy

seeing these shows just make me think,
how, why, what is happening
this world won't and can't continue as it is
something gotta and gonna give

*Collaborative Poetry Workshop* American Version of Japanese Poetry ~ Renga ~ Haiku, Senyru, Tanka.

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"If you can't make money off it, trash it”?

Why?
Growing up in the south
the gleaning was left for the poor
and we benefitted greatly

when i was growing up poor
we was well fed
by those that were wealthy
they gave us gleanings
from their land and their homes

Every six month
we benefitted greatly
now they put you in jail for stealing
things they no longer want.

Why? "If you can't make money off, it trash it”?
Greed

We grew up taking things from the trash
our first TV came from the trash
we got radios, furniture, house hold decors

recycling things nobody want
was a great idea
but now it affecting the poor
who’s lively hood depend on thing
they have no money to afford

The basic necessities aren't affordable anymore
Why?

Greed
When the rich got new furniture
we got new furniture
they shop the stores we shop
the dumpsters

*Collaborative Poetry Workshop* American Version of Japanese Poetry ~ Renga ~ Haiku, Senyru, Tanka.

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enduring to the end
is all that's left to do and
waiting for a government
that will address all these issues
in a righteous way for the benefit of all
the rich and poor, the great and small
all races and backgrounds of people

*Collaborative Poetry Workshop* American Version of Japanese Poetry ~ Renga ~ Haiku, Senyru, Tanka.

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