Creating the world was the easy part

just another spinning rock

A comet’s tail made a green start

And this is when troubles spark.

Thick roots dove down, branches up

Oceans carved canyons fathoms deep

from algae to redwoods then a hiccup

primates stood up to topple the sky

Amused we watched empires burn

Cannon smoke made brilliant sunrises

Hoping with guidance you’d learn

Knew you would die trying

Bewildered we watched wars unending

Forests of steel, asphalt rivers

Ever increasing without comprehending

Cautioned, we recalled our archeologists

Our technology tokens were mistaken

Lifesavers misused as weapons

Our rescue mission forsaken

Third planet earmarked: unsafe