"Is there any knowledge of things unseen, or not?" ~ Peter Abelard
The history of science brings to light
how things unseen in the past are now seen,
electron microscopes and telescopes
have allowed us to see objects that were
invisible to the unaided eye,
science shows us what we cannot see now,
technology lets us view the future
ordinary people lacked in vision,
resourceful as they were in sciences,
yesterday's giants built on their shoulders,
only today, we are still in the dark,
foraging in a forest lacking growth,
science reveals one fault, neglectfulness,
created by centuries of constant
inconsiderate acts, small but mighty,
ethics seems absurd on such a grand scale,
nothing we didn't know right from the start,
conditions for exploitation occur
even in the worst of circumstances,
bring us knowledge of hidden potential,
remind us we are protectors of earth
in our acceptance of co-existence,
no one species dominates our domain,
given we let equality take place,
servants to a higher understanding,
trust the future will let us make amends,
only sincere and heartfelt gestures bring
light to those still lost in the cold and dark
isolation of self-imposed prisons,
granted we have the key to unlock time,
history gives us more than perspective
to work out the horns of our dilemma.
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