Perhaps Petroleum Is A Poison
Left in the earth by an
Elegant and just cosmos
To see if we’re either
Too stupid to realize its danger
Or
Too greedy to stop using it if we do
Or
Both
It’s meant to kill us
And if we’re smart enough (i.e., far-sighted enough, unselfish enough)
To cut ourselves free of it
Well
Then maybe
Just maybe
We’ve got a chance
This may explain why there is no intelligent life found in the universe