Questions for Tomorrow— a prose poem
When I first penned this in 1975 (and I do mean penned), I had concerns about the environment. These same concerns exist to me today. This prose poem, though superficially negative with sarcasms is an effort to attempt to raise the awareness of people. We need to be aware of the existing problems that we as humans are creating for our planet. If we can motivate people to think about positive changes by applying the Law of Attraction, we will reverse our present direction and change our planet to a forever-balanced ecosystem for future generations.
Will tomorrow’s air be stagnant
and polluted
with all the impurities
humans have disgorged
through the orifice
of their collective omnipotent mind?
Will people’s faces be hidden
behind gas masks—and if so
how will lovers in parks kiss?
Will there be love?
Will sunshine come as a prize
in Cracker Jack boxes
humanity has long since
become the contents of—
waiting to be devoured
by earth’s worst enemy—
Apathy for our planet?
©Don Fiduccia 1975, 2012