The State Of Our Planet
By: Roweina Z
Age: 12
Houston, Texas USA
By: Roweina Z
Age: 12
Houston, Texas USA
Endless fills of waste
Taking over our precious land
An acre by acre
A empty can of coke
As an empty world of landfills
Covering the vast area
Like an unwashed, ancient, blanket.
Thank you, earth
For what you’ve given to us
But I'm afraid
We can't return the favor
People of the future
I'm sorry you don't get to live your life
To a full extent
Due to our carelessness and greed
Thank you, oceans,
For providing us water and vast explorations
But we polluted you
Like our personal pool
And finally,
Thank you to whom we share this planet with
Insects, we couldn't do a simple deed as small as you.
Animals, who we have hunted down and killed mercilessly
And the glorious sun, who has been watching us
Abuse our home
When the earth is gone
I’d like to stay where I am
Mars doesn't deserve
What we have given to our planet.
Taking over our precious land
An acre by acre
A empty can of coke
As an empty world of landfills
Covering the vast area
Like an unwashed, ancient, blanket.
Thank you, earth
For what you’ve given to us
But I'm afraid
We can't return the favor
People of the future
I'm sorry you don't get to live your life
To a full extent
Due to our carelessness and greed
Thank you, oceans,
For providing us water and vast explorations
But we polluted you
Like our personal pool
And finally,
Thank you to whom we share this planet with
Insects, we couldn't do a simple deed as small as you.
Animals, who we have hunted down and killed mercilessly
And the glorious sun, who has been watching us
Abuse our home
When the earth is gone
I’d like to stay where I am
Mars doesn't deserve
What we have given to our planet.
What inspired you to write this poem?
Roweina: I was inspired by a video on YouTube about trash filling the ocean and taking over its blue color. I wanted to do my part and inform everyone about what one piece of trash can do. Not only does it affect the land, it effects our ecosystem too.
Roweina: I was inspired by a video on YouTube about trash filling the ocean and taking over its blue color. I wanted to do my part and inform everyone about what one piece of trash can do. Not only does it affect the land, it effects our ecosystem too.