No Room for Nature
By William C. Gladish

Where did the forest go daddy?
Where did the warblers go mommy?
We don't know honey
Six billion and growing---no room for nature

More homes, cars, planes, and ships
Carnage along the road, in the air, and on the sea
More toxins and congestion to endure
Why must this be---can we not see
More CO2 and the days are getting warmer
Ice caps melting---coral reefs dying
Politicians turn away and count their contributions
Where did the forest go daddy?
Where did the warblers go mommy?
We don't know honey
Six billion and growing---no room for nature
The garden is God's enduring inspiration and teacher
"Fill the Earth and subdue it"---accomplished three times over
"Take care of it"---killing thousands of species a year
Our life-support system
People say, my children are smarter and must be born
Yet, the smart people have caused the most harm
Breeding wars erupt---adoption and other nurturing alternatives ignored

Where did the forest go daddy?
Where did the warblers go mommy?
We don't know honey
Six billion and growing---no room for nature

More technology, economic expansion, and war to save us
Living on a finite planet
Ignorance, arrogance, and apathy
Why must this be---can we not see
Where did the animals go papa?
Where did the butterflies go mama?
We don't know honey

Six billion and growing---no room for nature