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A History Lesson from the Future

Reflections on Current Absurdity

By Peri LiveseyPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
Photo by Tobias Rademacher on Unsplash

There once was a species on Earth

which gave owning stuff too much worth:

it used up her resources,

changed natural forces -

now on Earth of all life there's a dearth.

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About the Creator

Peri Livesey

An artist/writer spreading my wings.

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