Elemental

Water, Earth, Air, and Fire,

Building blocks

and also, demolition tools.

Both the over-abundance

and the withholding

of these materials

can destroy

anything,

everything.

 

So why do we not take more care

of the ways we use  

them?

 

And, of course,

they often remind us

of the many ways they are

beyond our control.

 

“Humans,

you are not

Masters of the Universe or

Rulers of the Planet or

Lords of the Land,”

they seem to me to say.

 

We have our place,

along with all the other creatures

amid beautiful,

terrible,

wonderous,

grand, and humble mix of

Water, Earth, Air, and Fire                                        

Humans - NaPoWriMo #16

Humans are the worst

and the best,

sometimes.

 

But it seems they are usually the worst

when they get a bit more

power

and money

than they really ought to have;

than anyone really ought to have.

 

And when are humans

the best?

That’s a bit harder to predict.

Sometimes it’s when they are pushed,

sometimes it’s when they are happy,

sometimes it’s when they are broken,

sometimes it’s when they are loved.

Most times, though, it’s when they are understood.