Longing For Home

My spaceship strode towards the sphere

Excitement trickled down my spine 

The planet was an alloy of blue and green

What if we failed to pass through, was my fear

Then I dived in, with the jumble of fear and joy

Smog rushed through my nostrils, I was choked!

High rise buildings, and no green!

Black everywhere, smoke so much, oh boy!

Trees were countable, bushes very few

Rivers were dry, cities were drowned! 

Water so scarce, even fishes scuffled to live!

Oh! How I wish I lived on my planet, with my crew

Once I landed, I longed for home

Once I thought this planet was the gift of god

Oh yes, it was! But overexploited indeed

Our planet is a far far better maintained dome...