World Population

by mcradloffPlatteville, Wisconsin, USA

Feb 2011 2,344 Views 11 comments

World Population

I first thought about it in eighth grade
This world population was getting too big
Back when Jesus was around it was only 200 million
That was what mother nature intended
They discovered cures for things that kept us in check
Now we are a virus on this wonderful planet
We got too smart for our own good it seems
We'll be 7 billion by the end of 2011
I shouldn't care about this but it hurts
The jobs and the animals are being destroyed by it
The water, the air, the plants and animals are being destroyed by it
So I recycle, I don't litter, I do what I can
but I feel like a samonella bacteria
confused and choking on the crap of all the others
How big will we get?
Will we ever go to Mars?
Will we ever find a solution?
Or will we just recycle another soda bottle?

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Posted: Feb 2011

About this poem:

The biggest problem we face in this and the last century I feel.

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Comments (11)

DropTheInew york, New York USAFeb 16, 2011

Now we are a virus on this wonderful planet

SUMMIT09DALLAS, Texas USAFeb 16, 2011

i dont know too much on this maybe we're the cause of a few things. i feelhe has made woman for preserving our future but many problems are man made there are somethings we should tamper with.

boyshchrm6barrie, Ontario CanadaFeb 16, 2011

A very controversial subject. Do we just allow one child per family like some countries, or concentrate money in producing hybrid food products or cut back on health care, or what. No easy solutions but yes we should treat nature better and perhaps she will treat us better.

Macduff5Newcastle, New South Wales AustraliaFeb 17, 2011

mcradloff...this is without doubt the most important issue of our times....we're are here now and can't sustain it unless a large extent of us live at a barely subsistent level. I fear that Nature will eventually act as Nature does. A good topic for message poetry.

RedexNorthumberland, England UKMar 2, 2011

A peice of writing after my own heart, no solutions other than to do my bit recycling etc conservation, big problems would not be so big if we all did a little bit.

schawalskiCork, IrelandMar 4, 2011

we're forever expanding , but I hope we never reach mars mcradloff it'll turn out the same , or it could be like total recall that would be awesome

mcradloffOPPlatteville, Wisconsin USAJul 9, 2011

Thankyou to all who posted on this poem and my other poems. Being this one has the most hits I thought I would thank you. I try to comment on a few poems every day, and any additional comments on this poem or my others would be extemely appreciated. Thanks!

lovecanberealSydney, New South Wales AustraliaJan 21, 2019

I have said it before, you have a great social concience...

lovecanberealSydney, New South Wales AustraliaFeb 23, 2022

Too many monkeys, not enough berries......

EXRED3Northumberland, England UKFeb 24, 2022

Its still true of today to. Will some never learn although the young seem quite conscious these days

Mizzy4Navan, Meath IrelandFeb 24, 2022

Hopefully Mother Nature will come up with a plan...if the entire human race perished ,
Nature wouldn't even miss us.
Humans have grown too greedy and too careless.
Good poem McRad.