We are ruthlessly destroying our Earth and must stop or face the consequences. |
This round planet that we call home When seen from outer space Is like a glass marble with swirls of color, It’s beautiful—our place. Wispy white clouds drift slowly across The oceans’ vast seas of blue. The green, lush masses of vegetation Are vividly stunning too. We depend on the Earth for food, for fun, For life, for everything. But we take for granted the wonderful treasures The Earth to us does bring. For all its kindness, one would think That we should do the same, But we just take and never give back, So we deserve the blame. The earth is in jeopardy because of us, The thermometer is rising. The penguins, polar bears, walruses too, Because of us they’re dying. In the oceans so pure, so wide, and blue, The wildlife is becoming ill From the trash that we throw in there And the oil that we spill. We as Americans buy and sell, And buy and buy some more. We use Earth’s resources without a halt. Please stop this! I implore. We think the Earth’s our punching bag, Or at least that’s how we treat it. And the Earth cannot survive us When we punch and whip and beat it. If we don’t stop our hateful misuse, Our wonderful gift will be gone. The animals will die; we won’t have food So our lives cannot go on. We need to become aware And acknowledge our Earthly plight. Each and every one of us Will need to stand up and fight. It’s an awful global tragedy, But yes, oh God it’s true. Someone’s got to stop it; It’ll have to be me and you. |