THE WEEPING PLANET

I, the planet am crying

I, the planet am sobbing

I am in tears

My caretaker has become my enemy

The Creator abandoned me in the wrong hands

I was fast asleep and it was too late when I woke up

I thought I was in safe hands little did l know doom was awaiting

My heart is bleeding wishing that the Creator can hear me

 

 

I can’t look at myself with pride anymore

Where is the ever flowing rivers that I used to have

The evergreen trees are that used to stand tall

The gigantic tropical rainforests

I thought the Sun was made to bring life on me

The used to be friendly sun is now an enemy

Scotching hot like a veldt fire

My nourisher is now my destructor

 

My heart is bleeding

Only if l knew this, l would have refused to be under human care,

My caretaker has become my enemy

Dirty air is now my everyday breath

The inner me is fading away slowly

I can’t stand the shame,

Innocent kids are dying with me

Innocent trees are cut, taken away from me  every second ,and

In the name of development, wildlife is being misplaced hourly

 

They say the blessings of a child come from the parents

But you have proved to be reckless children to me

How can I give you rain,

How do you expect bumper harvests?

 

 

My blessings l have withdrawn,

The scorching sun, the late rains ,

The cyclones, the floods,

And the weak soils is

Are results of my tears

 

My heart is bleeding for that one child

Responsible and has me at heart

One child who can save me

One child who can uniquely stand out and save me

Restore my dignity OH child of the soil

I am angry for I know the doom that waits in the future

These might be the start of labour pains

Because I am a mother l do care

 

PLANT A TREE TODAY AND SAVE GENERATIONS .

 

Written By Brenda Mhlanga