LIFELINE
(HUMANS…)/
I am blissful/ reminiscing the old days,/
When rivers are blue/ and mountains are green,/
Trees are tall/ and oceans, serene/
Harvests are plenty,/ laughters are full./
People basked/ at the bounty before them,/
And life/ is a spectacle to behold./
(HUMANS!)/
I am overflowed with goodness!/
Food I provide for all who hunger./
Water I stream for all who thirst./
There is enough timber for shelter!/
Enough materials for clothing!/
Enough resources to live!/
Yes./ My bounty is enough for everyone to live!/
(BUT HUMANS!!!)/
Time flies./
Globalization/ marks the dawn of a new era./
Industrialization/ is the new way of living./
Everything seems so fast!/
All things are acquired/ at the end of the fingertips./
Innovations/ for a more convenient life/ is the trend./
Distances are cut short./
Communications are made instant./
People consume more than the usual,/
Exploit harder than the conventional,/
Take more than what is necessary./
Leaving me strained,/
Gripping at the end of my lifeline./
Oh dear humans,/ I am barely breathing!/
Pollution!/
Most of my waters today are contaminated./
Factories and households/ make the oceans as dumping
sites of their wastes./
My land areas are also acidic./
Various chemicals/ are sprayed into my bosom,/
Aiding the growth of cultured plants,/
Forgetting/ that nature’s way,/ my own way,/ is enough to
allow healthy growth of organisms,/ all in the right time./
The atmosphere/ is also choking off./
Abnormal increase of carbon gases/ caused it to heat up./
Burning of fossil fuels!/
Deforestation for agriculture!/
And other industrial activities/ are the infamous causes./
As a consequence,/ all my other layers are also heating
up,/
Causing a significant change/ in the climate patterns./
Global warming!/ Climate Change!/
These two,/ dear children,/ are the concrete results of
your avarice./
I am now hotter than the old days./
Glaciers in my poles are melting faster./
Sea levels are rising./
Stronger typhoons develop in my oceans./
Have you tried checking on your other co- organisms?/
Ever heard of the state of the rhinos,/ the monkey-
eating eagles,/ the sea- turtles,/ wide- varieties of fishes/
and other wild beasts?/
They are on the verge of extinction./
Because you,/ humans/ hunt them down for bush- meat,/
ivory,/ and other products!/
You over- harvest them!/ Over-consume them!/
You destroy their habitats!/
Neglecting/ that they too/ are a huge part of the
ecological balance./
Unfortunately,/ their eventual loss,/ if not tended,/ will be
caused by only a single species:/ you/ dear HUMANS!/
And I wonder deeply/ how shall I/ your mother/ sustain
you in all your needs/
Given all your demands./
Considering all your want for advancement./
I am strained./ Deeply strained./
And I have a feeling/ that I will not anymore last long./
Now/ I ask you these./
How will you aid me?/
How will you cure my lashing wounds?/
How will you help me breathe properly once more?/
I am helpless/ with only myself to sustain me./
And my death is certain/ with your greed./
You are my steward./
You’re free will is meant/ not only for you/ to provide a
convenient life for yourselves./
It is meant by the creator/ for you to take good care of
me;/ your greatest gift./
I am Mother Nature./
And no mother would want to see her children suffer,/
worse die./
But ours/ is a relationship that is always reciprocal./
We are holding/ a similar lifeline./
My destruction/ is your destruction./
Until you realize/ that you should never take more than
you give,/ our end is certain./
My dear children,/ you still/ have time./
Written by: Ms. Sarah Mae D. Consolacion ©