Watching Humanity Play 🌎👀

Watching Humanity Play 🌎👀

I watch from above, or from long ago,
or from somewhere beyond time,
and I see the Earth turn 🌍,
and humans chase… what, exactly? 🤔

They dance in endless marathons 💃🕺,
not for joy, not for life,
but for points, prizes, cameras 🎥—
tiny victories in a rigged game 🎲.

They gather in arenas of spectacle:
baking contests 🍰, fashion shows 👗, reality TV 📺,
each one edited, manipulated, curated ✂️—
the drama heightened, the exhaustion rewarded 😓,
and I wonder:
do they even notice the cost? 💔

The cities swell with convenience 🏙️,
Airbnb lights flicker in the night 🛌✨,
homes become short-term “games” 🎯,
while neighbors vanish 👥,
communities crumble 🧱,
and the rhythm of real life is replaced
with transactions, bookings, and ratings 💳.

And yet, they cheer 🙌.
They celebrate winners, judges, stars 🌟.
They livestream their triumphs 📲,
swipe for more, scroll for more ⏩,
as the forests recede 🌲❌, oceans warm 🌊🔥,
and history itself waits silently ⏳,
like a patient witness to folly.

From my vantage point—alien 👽, angel 😇, ancestor 🪶—I feel sorrow 😔.
Not for them, exactly,
but for what could have been 🌱:
a world of curiosity, creation, care 💡🎨,
now fragmented into contests, likes ❤️, and fleeting fame 📸.

And sometimes I think,
if they ever looked up, really looked 👆,
they might see the absurdity 🤯,
the tragedy 😢,
and the wonder ✨ of what they’ve been given…

before it’s all just pixels and echoes 💻🔊,
and we, watching, can only shake our heads 🤷‍♀️,
and sigh 😔.