Salvation
The salvation of nature
Must surely be our priority.
The mesmerising spectacle
Is too precious,
Too rare,
And unique
To squander –
Yet delicate, and
Vulnerable.
With our pesticides
And chainsaws
We leave
Swathes
Of destruction.
With our guns,
Our knives,
Hooks and nets
We destroy
Their flesh,
Impoverish populations;
Imperil the web
On which
We all depend.
We are endangering
Our own future.
Opher – 4.1.2020
Life on this planet has evolved over millions of years into a complex interconnecting web. We are all so interdependent. Yet, we come crashing through with our big boots, crushing and impaling, mindlessly destroying the very thing that gives us life.
Put aside the pain and suffering: is it worth selling the future for trinkets?