Laments of Mother Earth
I gave you a wonderful
Landscape to view
And grow
Foods and beautiful
Flowers
I gave you fresh
Rivers and lakes
That are homes to myriads
Of sea animals
I gave you different
Kinds of minerals to invent
Tools for making your lives
Easier like the
Mountain bees in their hives
I entrusted you all
These things for you
Are my children
But now….
You have poisoned
The oceans, rivers and lakes
With your elite minds
You have chased away
Animals and beauty
By ruthlessly
Cutting down trees as
If were a sport
Fish and crabs
Are suffocating from
The oil that your ships
Are spilling every season
Orphaned cubs are dying
Of starvation as
Poachers hunt their parents
For entertainment
Butterflies and ladybirds
Have become a fairytale
To most children
Because of toxic chemicals
That you release in the air
Some people’s physique
Have been erred while
Some lands have become
Barren because of your
Flaming, gigantic mushrooms
You have fought me
For many years,
Without knowing that
You are part of me
I tried so hard
To show you the bad
Side and its consequences
With messengers,
But you couldn’t heed
If you see the clouds
Flaming, it is my wounds
That are healing
Which you inflicted on me
If you see raging storms
On oceans and lands,
It is I turning the clock back
To how things ought to be
Returning the clock
Will make most of you
To lament because of hunger
And collapsed civilizations
But in the end…
I’ll usher in a golden
Age for your children
Copyright © Teddy Kimathi | Year Posted 2014
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