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Technosystem Fear

For 2 billion years or more,

the earth's ecosystem flourished.

Moving into every niche of planet,

finding ways to grow, get nourished.

But 10,000 years ago humans had arrived,

at the brilliant conclusion of their worth.

Domesticating animals and plants to their will,

taming the wild cycles of nature on the earth.

Using fire to make metals,

written words to make plans.

Carving out tribal territories,

laying claim to some lands.

Ecosystem suffered destruction,

with every human advance.

But always continued to evolve,

where humans had no chance.

Humans could not stop,

our growing technical girth.

Each new technology brought,

more safety, comfort and worth.

The web of technology grew,

connecting cities and towns.

With no thought to sustainability,

no guidelines or limited grounds.

The resulting techno-dependency,

of everyone, everywhere, on earth.

Leaves so many in despair and poverty,

and others with apparent great worth.

But the system is fragile, susceptible,

costly to continue to maintain.

It grows with financial expediency,

like our population in the main.

Until the entire ecosystem,

supporting all human life,

has been stressed to the limit,

more and more will face strife.

While technosystem's infrastructure,

so complex and overextended.

In many places breaking down,

too expensive to be mended.

The challenge of the 21st-century,

is to move forward into outer space.

Because the human technosystem,

progress’s legacy, is a failing disgrace.

Copyright 2019 © Ronald W. Hull

10/10/19

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