How long will they survive
With us gone?
A long time I'm sure,
But humanity won't
Because humanity isn't selective
It doesn't have sub-clauses,
Or fine print or any of the horrors
Of capitalism that you can think of
Humanity is either all or nothing
It can't be all except...
Because then it's nothing
You don't kill us
You kill a part of yourself
And then, when humanity for the sake of humanity is dead
Then who is important?
Because then nobody is, and you'll realise it yourself
Then you find someone else to unload your growing burden on
And then another
And another
And another
Until no one's left but your brother
And then no one's left but you
And if the others aren't important
Then maybe so aren't you
If you let your own humanity die
Will you believe in anyone else's?
If you let other people die,
Would you believe anybody should let you live?
I don't know if God exists
But the devil does
And the minute you give up your humanity for your greed
You've let him in,
And what's the price of a soul
That sold itself?
