As The Ice Burns Poem by Raimi Babatunde

I warned them
They turned deaf ears
They hurt me
Slowly but surely
They burnt me away
Now they cry
The heat is too much
It's my turn to laugh

How can I protect you
House you and yours
Yet you stole my lands
Perverted the cause of nature
By reclaiming my sea
Spread across for a purpose
That we may live in harmony
But now you complain
It's my turn to laugh

For the want of wealth
You proceeded without caution
Flaring gassed and emissions
Listen to me
The temperatures rise again
Until you learn conservation
Until you learn management
You haven't seen nothing yet

Where will the birds lay?
As they have a major role
Planting trees
Your gas produces carbon dioxide
Your waste emits toxic gases
You obstruct the ecosystem
Yet you ask why?

As the ice burns
The sea level increases
Consuming settlements
You preach global warming
You pretend to care
Where you don't really care
The hour has come
That which you dread
Because you didn't care

What happened to renewable energies?
What happened to afforestation?
Must we continue on fossil fuels?
Where is the place of recycling?
Turning waste to Wealth?

Repent that I may be kind
The dangers of inactions
I am not sure you can contain
Just like a final boarding call
On a flight to nowhere
This is the final warning
So that you can live
To tell the beautiful story
And redeem our planet
It starts with you!

Babatunde Raimi
Author/Life Coach/Poet