Why We Are Here

by mcradloffPlatteville, Wisconsin, USA

Aug 2015 864 Views 8 comments

Why We Are Here

He we are
In Wisconsin
How did we get here?
Why are we here?
We could have stayed in Europe
Or if you go back to Adam and Eve
We could have stayed in Africa
Or is it Iraq?
Who knows for sure
The earliest people in what is now called Wisconsin
Came around 15,000 years ago or so
They must have been trying to improve their lives
Maybe a lot of others I have seen lately popping up
Are trying to improve their lives too
The early ones probably came for better game
The later ones now came for better pay
Who can blame them
Maybe it is just our nature to go somewhere else
When will we start living in outer space or on other planets
Mars would work
Maybe the Moon

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Posted: Aug 2015

About this poem:

We as a species are always moving around this planet to better places. We seem to like it warm as the number of Eskimos is far less than the people living near the equator.

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Comments (8)

beautifulyouNew York, USAAug 15, 2015

Hey there Mc,
no doubt, we travel where we travel in this Life until we land where we land and we don't necessarily know why, until we do

Titania48Carlisle, Cumbria, England UKAug 16, 2015

Interesting poem Mac, we humans seem to like living near each other too, not many chose to go back to living in the wild. I love wild places, I feel at peace there away from lots of people, I read lots of books about wild places. Chrs Mcandles into the wild was good.

Poetnumber1St James, Port of Spain Trinidad and TobagoAug 16, 2015

An intricate question thereMcradloff. In humanity quest for that answer its interesting to see the varieing answers as to what one perceives as to why are we here. Enjoyed reading this piece Mcradloff.

niah9Auckland, New ZealandAug 20, 2015

Guess it is 'the grass is always greener...' rarely is, but adventure can spice up our lives......thought provoking poetry...Kathy

mcradloffOPPlatteville, Wisconsin USAAug 22, 2015

beautifulyou, thanks for your comment on my poem. I have never been to the northeastern states. I may some day.

mcradloffOPPlatteville, Wisconsin USAAug 22, 2015

Titania48, thanks for your comment. I get National Geographic and get to see many far away places in it's great photos.

mcradloffOPPlatteville, Wisconsin USAAug 22, 2015

PoetNumber1, thanks for your comment on my poem. I think it takes a lot of courage to go far away. So far my only other country is Canada.

mcradloffOPPlatteville, Wisconsin USAAug 22, 2015

marikia, thanks for your comment on my poem. We do remain the same no matter where we are, but I must say some places are more pleasant to be yourself than others.