‘They can all fit into Texas,’
I heard someone stupidly say.
As if packing people in so tight
Would make it all OK.
They might all fit into Texas,
But that is not the case.
Each and every one of us
Requires a great deal of space.
We have to move around
Live in homes, eat and pee.
We have to warm our houses
And use up energy.
If we were all crammed in Texas
Eight billion of us filling it.
Texas would very soon
Be knee-deep in shit.
But we’re not all in Texas.
We’re spread around the planet.
Chopping, killing, living
And making a mess of it!
Opher 26.4.2019
Opher, great poem but only one observation by Tubularsock.
Texas is already filled with shit. Has been for years.
Cheers Tub – I gathered that from my recent discussions with certain Texans.
BTW – it was Ryan who told me all humanity could fit into Texas.