Preservation

 
Is it possible that science has changed the world and its face forever?
I often see my friends going on pension, yet they are so young 
when I was a kid I attended the parties of those
who were old and were finally finished with their alarm clocks forever 
through a child’s eyes, they looked like old shriveled prunes
but now it seems… 
as I've grown older myself 
pensioners are a new breed of young 
be it young at heart or physically fighting fit 
something has slowly but surely paved our way of life
leaving us if we are very lucky with health and a bit of wealth
to actually enjoy our later years 
with more opportunities than ever before
science and research playing an enormous part in this reality 
sometimes I think humans don't understand this fact?
keeping our world clean truly is in the greater interest of all mankind? 
and all we have to do as humans, is to honor this fact? 
leaving our planet with clean air 
clean streets and clean minds
our planet is not for the convenience of nuclear waste
that's being thrown into holes under goodness knows where?
with the official nod of one of our pensioners
who holds a title of what should be of dignity and pride yet it's not?
who may one day decide to press a red button and kill it all?
life has so much more to offer than war?
otherwise what’s the purpose of anything?