Doomed Development Poem by Avirat Shete

She gave us water, so clean and pristine
Forests, mountains, valleys- all lush green

She blessed us with air- so we may breathe
The only planet with life- blessed indeed

But look at what we gave her in return
Choked with gases, she coughs n she burns

Green replaced by dull browns and greys
Open fields and clean rivers, gone are the days

Every river is filthy, at our polluted hands
Once thriving ecosystems, now wastelands

Several sorry species have their fates sealed
Few centuries ago, no one would have believed

Development- at what cost is it gained
Our Mother- she's crippled, oh! she's maimed

Will we eat our money or our gadgets shiny
Without clean water, won't have a grain tiny

Destined to doom, the only planet alive
Darkness all around, none of us will survive