Prometheus your valiant act to steal fireGiving it to all of humanity, an amazing gift
It is a gift that we cannot appreciate
Because we are not prepared
And cannot ever, properly, make its use
We are unwise, we are inane, we are even fools
Use of this power will leave an enormous rift
We are not bright enough, or kind enough, to choose
We should not be allowed such tools
We are the children of war, the parents of hatred
We kill friends, destroy land, hate all that is sacred
We are not able to make use of fire that never stops burning
To do so would require patience and far more learning
Please take back your gift, you've suffered for our sins
Please turn back the clock, never do it
You'll be better for it
We will use it for war
And as an afterthought
We will use it for peaceful energy
Due to our irrational beliefs
Due to ascendancy of the military
It makes no difference
We will make mistakes that can't be fixed
As a result
People die
The land we live upon will be doomed
We remember
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Windscale
Three Mile Island
Chernobyl
Fukushima
