Death To A River Poem by mini sla

Her waters trickled downstream
Filled bays and flowed through reeds
Passed under many bridges
To meet at last the mighty sea

Host too a multitude of species
Fed nearby plants, shrubs and trees
Giver of life to all that met her
Serving one purpose all in need

A plan was made to siphon some
Millions of litres a day agreed
Piped to a storage facility inland
The results of poor planning and greed

No thoughts the residents of her
Just neglected thrown aside
Nothing for those along the shoreline
No benefit the localities told just lies

Once scenic views around her
Now stagnant pools reside
Vanished uninhabited tainted water
Everything robbed even pride

Plans to treat an outsourced capital
That has reached it perilous mass
Leaking more than they're consuming
Just how long more can it last

While the capital has raped her
No knowledge of her pain
Just kept the pipelines running
Until her soul was drained