Widened roads

Our society is growing,

so are our aspirations, 

to experience and explore,

earn a better position.

Villages turns into towns,

towns turning into cities,

cities would become metro,

in an ever changing evolution. 

But our memories resides,

within those past times,

upbringing of the childhood, 

connections with our families. 

So, we make frequent visits,

communicate from our working,

for our emotions, for our possessions,

and also hope to grow it too. 

But we are not the only ones,

there are millions, on the run,

demanding better infrastructures,

for a comfortable ride in vehicles.

Even if they put pressure on facilities, 

damaging our roads and their vicinity, 

forcing the administration to take actions,

clear the ground for an expansion. 

The first casualty are the trees,

then comes the turn of grassland,

and the mountain face the heat,

shattered, drilled, broken down.

Not even forest are safe in our hands,

more and more areas were being choosen,

for farmhouses, resorts and buildings,

in this game of earning through real estate. 

Widened roads...

It feels good to travel,

more space is needed,

for our bigger vehicles.

And this race never ends,

when we face traffic obstacles, 

for our greed, for our pride,

and an unplanned development.

So, tell me...

If we change everything,

switched to steel and concrete,

filling and refilling, building and rebuilding, 

what would be left of once beautiful nature...

without any life to be encountered?

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Only empty houses, widened roads.