Poetry – Air to breathe
Air to breathe
This is another of my Anthropocene Apocalypse poems. All I see is disaster and destruction. If we do not do something quickly we will lose our wilderness and wild-life. All that will remain will be the cute and scary locked up in zoos.
Yesterday I visited Tropical World in Leeds. It was great in one way. There were lots of butterflies, snakes, rare birds, reptiles and Meer cats for the kids to see. They were on display.
Part of me delighted at seeing all these creatures. Part of me was filled with sorrow.
I said to Liz that I bet that the creatures will be glad when the hordes had gone home and it was quiet again.
It was sad to see creatures confined to their little enclosures. The hornbills flew from one end of the room to the other above our heads. The birds and creatures had difficulty trying to escape the eyes and voices. Too many were trying to escape from the restrictions of their homes.
I do not like to see wild animals confined for human to gawk at, even if it is done humanely.
What saddens me more is that this is likely to be the type of place where animals like this survive.
Where once they teemed, now they are struggling to find a corner to live in.
The tide of humans is swamping the planet.
Air to Breathe
Air to breathe
Water to drink
Room to grow
Time to think
A world to live?
A planet to die?
A reason to work for
In a darkening sky?
At a crossroad
On the brink
One more mistake
And down the drink
Opher 27.3.2016
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