I Thought I Knew Why

I thought I knew why.

the sky was blue,

clouds took on different shapes and sizes

and the leaves and grass were green.

Always rushing toward the sea,

rivers flow so fast,

lakes gleam in the sun,

and oceans and seas lap to shore.

I thought I knew it all

and so much more.

Then they tell me –

the rain from the sky,

has chemicals in it.

The water of the rivers, lakes, oceans, and seas,

are polluted and don’t swim here, please.

I thought I knew why,

salmon swim upstream –

now they tell me salmon may soon be only a dream.

Always with great joy,

birds flew up so high.

But now they meet with pollution,

that fills the skies.

Migratory birds,

left in winter and returned in summer.

Now some oil tanker

has run aground

and the birds are dying from the spill.

I thought I knew why,

wild animals lived in forests and jungles

and majestic animals roamed the plains in Africa.

Now species are becoming extinct,

some humans or companies,

have destroyed their natural habitats.

Poachers like madmen,

are killing the animals in Africa.

Children enjoy life,

children love this world of ours.

they run and play,

but now there won’t be much left to treasure.

Terrorists are destroying,

most everything

and adults and children are dying.

So here I sit and protest,

writing petitions to the politicians that be.

Perhaps if we join together

and do our part –

we can help set this world to rights –

then I will once again know why,

Will you?

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Rasma also writes lovely poems on HubPages under the pen name of Gypsy Rose Lee. You can read more of her works at Rasma on HubPages.
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Rasma Raisters

I am a poet and writer. I write for many different sites online. I have two published books of poems on Amazon - Poetic Thoughts Fly and On the Wings of Love.

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