Should we treat Mother Nature like she’s just a game of chess

A game of wits, a game of chance, where one wins, not the rest.

Where rooks and queens make the big moves and pawns suffer the most

And when it’s done,”Well that hat was fun!” “Cmon I was so close!!

“Reset the board and play again, our Earth is not the same

We can’t continue like this-we can’t act like she’s a game

“So what?”, you ask, “It’s not like we can turn this ship around!

The Amazon is burning and the Maldives might be drowned.

“You’re right, we’ve seen more catastrophic events come to pass

Antarctica? It melts as we emit more natural gas

We’re on our way to reach the 1.5 mark at this rate

But while we cannot stop it, we can surely mitigate

“You really think that planting trees will curb this heating curve?

“Much more than that, but yes small changes make the biggest serve

The 80s ban on CFCs repaired the ozone hole

Reforestation, innovation, can help us reach our goal

So while the road is long and we have yet to fix our ways

Planet Earth deserves our all to see brighter days.

About The Poet

Shifra Musyoki is driven by passion for discovery and innovation. She has had many opportunities to develop multiple skills, poetry being one among them. She hopes to grow her love and understanding for the masterful twisting of words and phrases and beautiful connotations that poetry entails.