The Curse And The Redemption

Not long ago on geological clock

There lived a 'goddess' verdant and pristine

Bang came a 'demon' hungry and greedy

And robbed her of her beauty and sheen

With water bodies choked and hills de-robed

Mines extracted and earth deforested

With air polluted and fossil fuels exhausted

Forests squeezed and land over used

The demon left her ravaged and abused

Horrific hurricanes, droughts then dogged

Epidemics floods conflagrations bogged

Climate change threatens his existence

His own grave dug he waits for assistance

His life today hangs by a thread

His only saviour sustainable progress

Respect for Nature environment protection

His only passport to Disaster Risk Reduction