Approaching horizon

As each human floats unidirectionally in time

As she approaches the impenetrable horizon

Given a final look behind, what does she see?

Is it a wasted life or something else?

Humans are funny

As David Gilmour says,

In the end, it is “only round and round,”

But most go around the round forever

What is the value of human existence?

Given an unavoidable time constraint

It appears low in reality but generally miscalculated

It may not be that simple

If one sees far and wide, around the planet

As she sees death and destruction due to greed and ignorance

Could she make a difference?

It appears unlikely

As Science and Technology ride the superior wave

Some vying for the Nobel and others something far less

As the cathedrals of education rise and fall, adding little to humanity

Where is the intelligentsia? Looks like they stepped out for Champagne

As the limo riding intellectuals work out a solution

For themselves and their handlers, descendants

As the greatest institutions stand first in line for the handout

To steal from those dying of hunger

As the developed vaccinate themselves

And deny those less developed

Get a surprise variant

To start all over again

As the ignorant deny vaccines

And the intellectuals get fully vaccinated

And both realize that it is not enough

The funny human story continues

It could have been predicted

Ego, ignorance and materialism are a potent combination

Human centric populace will continue

Till they extinguish themselves