Death Stoppers

The team deployed throughout the world 

Its goal was crystal clear 

To stop the death that threatened all 

Without a shred of fear. 

Its members started with the worst

The ones who didn't share 

Who raped the land for fun and gain 

And cared not what was fair. 

They called them out for what they were

Made their acts a source of shame

No one took their money 

For fear they'd share the blame. 

Next the team set out to change 

How much it cost to live 

By growing more of Nature 

So freely it could give. 

The land provided basics 

Renewable each year 

While factories made less and less 

Of unnecessary gear. 

People learned to value life 

In all its varied kinds 

The team showed how we're all the same

Part of a web that binds. 

Though some remained who wanted more 

The earth chose what they had 

Slowly wounds began to heal 

As good replaced the bad. 

Disaster was averted 

Death slowed to a crawl 

Love and health became the rule 

The team became us all.

Poem by Bradley Jarvis, featured in the book "Death Stoppers Anthology."