Science And what We Did

Here this marked, aged plaque
stands for something we can not bring back.
A planet strong once was here,
so nothing and nobody did we fear.
A planet that should last,
but we progressed ourselves far to fast.
Please, this warning you must heed --
Don't create more Science than what you need.

Out to colonize we went
to explore at first was all we meant.
Where back Home we learned to hate,
and doomed the planet to its cruel fate.

Here this aged, marked plaque
stands for something we can't bring back.
A planet strong once was here,
so nothing and Noone did we Fear.
A planet that should last,
but we progressed ourselves far too fast.
If you've figured out this rhyme,
Don't make our mistake -- learn from this Time.

BY CALLIOPE MUSE
June 12th, 1997