poem: dear god 4:25

god
here's a question
is the planet trying to shake us off like fleas
is it coming up with new viruses
because
it needs just a lot fewer people

i mean
who could blame it
we have been a real burden
fewer of us would be a better situation, i can see that

and i get
how survival of the fittest
is generally like a strength, health thing, i get that
but i don't think that is the right criteria here
what the earth needs fewer of
isn't weak people
isn't like non-caveman types
what the world needs fewer of is problem people
and you know who those people are
and they aren't correlated with the traditional model

so
what i say is
how about we keep the nice people
the readers, the glasses wearing nerds, ok
those people were never the problem and they aren't gonna be
what the world needs less of are rape-ers
and ass-holes
and selfish people who put their convenience ahead of
other people's safety
and people who think they are more important

now
i'm not telling you who those people are
that's not my place
and i'm not saying i'm perfect
or even not selfish
i'm sometimes selfish
but
i hope i'm not part of the problem
so, please
help the earth out by
this time
not like with aids
where it seems like we lost a lot of really
valuable people that we really couldn't afford to lose
this time
how about you help the earth out
and take some of the people who are the problem

let's hang on to the good ones
there are plenty of not so good ones
plenty

please

random and impartial may be fair
but
it's not best, ok
let's try for the best, ok