The Human Quotient

 

 

Distant future

Time unknown

Confusion

Minds immeasurable

Can man survive

Changes abound

The human quotient

Adaptable

Viable

Species mutation

Humanity

Compassion

Love

Emotion

Will these be lost

Can we survive intact

What makes a man, a man

Can we compete

100 years

200 years

500 years

Whatever will be

We cannot peer ahead

We cannot stay behind

Inexorable

Time passes

Change necessitates

Adapting

Adhesion kills

Individuals die

The species moves on

Our world

Our hatchery

Soon, soon

We must leave ourselves

We must seek unknowns

Trials bring growth

Stagnation brings genocide

Man must evolve

Man will evolve

The distant future awaits

We will endure

And break the barriers

Man will reach out

And grasp his future

Head held high

Spirits bright

Clear eyed

Our destiny awaits.