Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature'
“Unless we change our ways of
producing food, insects as a whole will go down the path of
extinction in a few decades....The repercussions this will have
for the planet’s ecosystems are catastrophic to say the least.”
Computer viruses,
lab-made diseases,
atom bombs, missiles,
blockchain currencies-es —
though these would
make future grim,
they are not what
will do us in.
It never was
in our best
interest
to set about
to slaughter all insects.
Creepy
crawlies
make nature “tic”.
If they disappear,
we'll follow quick.
Nature's bargain with them
is strict and contractual.
We bring in things
entirely unnatural.
She prefers insects,
in whom she trusts.
Humans to her
are superfluous.
Here in THE CITY
Here in THE CITY
as
THE END approaches
I
take comfort knowing
we'll
still have roaches.
And
rats.
And
probably pigeons.
And, if it comes to that,
Judeo-Christian
religion.
These
must be viewed
not
as albatrosses,
but
as payback
for all other losses.
As
much as I'd love to
it
is im-pon-sib-le
to
honestly say
religion's
responsible.
(“Religion”
and “honestly” in a
non-negative sentence?
A
non sequitur
or
non compos mentis?)
We're
forever offside
on lines of scrimmage.
Is
this because
we're
made in God's image?
Or
is it, perhaps,
with
age God got sloppier?
Or
someone has messed
with
His Heavenly Copier?
Could
it be, here's a thought
that's
liable to scare MAN:
up in
heaven the devil's
the
Xerox repair man.