Pesticides Herbicides and Insecticides OH MY Are we causing the demise of Butterflies?
Do we even realize,
That Monarch Butterflies are disappearing right before our eyes?
Take a look in the sky,
The beautiful species that's been around since the beginning of time,
Is now almost impossible to find,
What is behind this decline?.
Studies show that butterflies are paying the cost,
Of prolonged droughts, heat waves and storms,
Which caused widespread plant loss,
Many of them are unable to migrate south in the fall,
But here is the biggest problem of them all,
The growing demands for crops,
Have forced farmers to spray pesticides, insecticides and herbicides, on top,
Of their entire farms,
Plus the people who use these chemicals for their back yards and front lawns,
Yes, they protect your food from insects and pest,
But let's consider the environmental affect,
These chemicals kill off milk weed,
Milk weed is a plant that butterflies need,
To survive,
So we are basically cutting off their food supply,
Robbing them of this precious thing called life,
How would you like,
If someone took away all water and sunlight,
Closed down every hospitals,
And tore down our homes?
Would it be right?
These butterflies play a major role in the cycle of life,
So the next time,
You consider the take out that spray,
Think twice,
Because the future of butterflies all depends,
On how we treat our land.
Don't Waste Our Planet

-Geo Friend-Lee