Poem – Careless Consumption (By Gary Beck)

Careless Consumption

The tide slowly ebbs

from Florida shores

so tourists walk the beaches

without getting wet,

never wondering

why there are no more seashells.

The ocean looks the same to them,

not realizing the muddy water

was once clear blue,

completely untainted.

The fishes are departing

scooped up in massive nets

that do not recognize

the need to feed tomorrow,

the only concern

money to be made

filling the table, the hungry

only concerned with eating,

far more important

then depleting the Earth.