Planetary Destruction

One small step for man,

One large leap towards ruin,

As we can never stop reaching

For the stars that are not ours.

We aim for civilizations

And planets that are not our own.

Looking for farther and farther solutions

To the problems we face,

To the problems we made.

We harness electricity,

We discover oil,

We destroy our planet

Just to satisfy

Those what-ifs,

Those whispers at the back of our mind.

Just to appease

The curiosity that destroys

What we are working so hard to save.