Arctic Ocean
"For every soul that finds her shores,
their breath is surely stolen" - quote by poet
I am smaller than my siblings
My brothers and sisters casting their grand shadows
I’m often more ice than water
Surrounded by land that makes me warmer
I am the peoples friend despite
The bleak conditions here from which most shy away
I’m hostile to a casual life
You have to be committed to my cause
My frozen future uncertain
Will climate change bring others to my shores?
They share my spoils, the drill of oils
Their greed, it chokes the life from deep within my womb
My bed is claimed by many hands
They squabble over treasures like pirates
Not all of me has been exposed
My secrets untapped but closets may be raided
Help me, save me from this future
Where I may be boiled, dry and arid drought
I urge you think again my friends
Change your global ways or I face the end of days
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