sorry
that the world we leave you
is less than the one that we got
sorry
that the fish are poisoned and
grandma's house is gone
sorry
that the farms are bulldozed and
all you can see are miles of suburbs
sorry
that it's all so expensive
and all the good stuff is gone
sorry
that we built it all out
and you find stripmalls everywhere
sorry
that the place is crawling
with way too many people
sorry
that the birds and frogs
have all gone far away
sorry
that that favorite lake of your childhood
is surrounded by our huge houses
sorry
that the stars are gone
because of all the lights
sorry
that we armed the world
but left you without healthcare
sorry
that you cannot find
a quiet place to fish
sorry
that we filled the air
with poisons from our cars
sorry
that we turned the farm
into a corporate concentration camp
sorry
that we sat by numbly
3 hours every day, watching television
sorry
that we lost the skein
that bound us to our past
sorry
that it got so warm
all the lovely glaciers melted
sorry
that the tigers left
and the rhinos shuffled off
sorry
that the orangs split
and the leopards can't be found
sorry
that you are so many
that the earth cannot provide for you
sorry
that we stripped the wilderness
before you got to see it
sorry
that our life's desires
were no more than commercial fantasies
sorry
that there's not much water
and most of it is simply filthy
sorry
that we fed you food
that was full of chemicals and
pesticides
sorry
that you'll always find
our discarded plastic on the ground
sorry
that we didn't teach you
the frugal ways of our grandfolks
sorry
that the sun's so hot
and the rain has ceased to fall
sorry
that we used up the oil to drive to work alone
spewing smog and sipping coffee on the
phone
sorry
that we could not tell
between the bigger and the better
sorry
that you learned from us
that learning is for losers
sorry
that we gave control to
the faceless conglomerates that now
under-employ you
sorry
that in your empty lives
you can only search for fun
sorry
that you have spent far more time
playing video games than reading
sorry
that we raised you by example
to be as ruinous as us
sorry
that we never saved a penny
and now expect that you to support us
sorry
that if you even listened now that we are old
we never took time to think of what we
would say
sorry
that you missed the time
before we came this way
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