Depraved Indifference - Earth Crisis

Pointless, needless

Beyond human comprehension

Existence devoted

To nightmarish sadism

How has science been advanced

When vivisection destroys lives?

By their indifference

By their acceptance

Humanity’s been lowered in my eyes

The lack of outrage speaks volumes

In the absence of empathy

When an animal identical to their own

Is tortured without mercy

Only a bloodthirsty

Psychopath would do this

As their choice

After the sight of tears

After hearing the pain in their voice

Wailing in terror

For the hideous acts of abuse to end

Before minds shatter they contort

They twist and bend

The lack of outrage speaks volumes

In the absence of empathy

When an animal identical to their own

Is tortured without mercy

Ailing volunteers would advance

The process overnight

Cures perfected in time to save them

Never see the light

Depraved indifference to the creatures' lives

While humans lives are lost

For industry, for legality

All suffer the cost

The horror that won’t subside

Like a tumor that grows and multiplies

Can’t erase the actuality

That plagues my thoughts incessantly

The lack of outrage speaks volumes

In the absence of empathy

When an animal identical to their own

Is tortured without mercy