There Was a Time

There was a time when it roamed freely and about

In circle short and long

Orbiting the might Sun was its daily chore

Oblivious of what lay within its shore

Making the other planets get cross with envy

They thought, "Why don't just like it, we too be"?

Laden with lives, friendly and nice

Not knowing the inside grim reality

It got abused, demeaned and molested enough

Its own people overused its resources much

There were signs since ever before

Melting glaciers and icebergs galore

The marine life was dying, corals ending

But it all fell on deaf ears

Then came a time, a tiny virus entered

Into its core and created havoc

The abusers locked up inside and

Earth in great shock

The other eight realized

It's safe to be a planet without no lives!