Shadow
That evening I felt somewhat strange
A shadow walked down my lane
It couldn’t reach me though it tried
As I was quite far from its sight
What have you done?
It yelled and asked me in pain
But I couldn’t answer
As I was far from range
I came closer and saw that shadow
He was a question wearing clothes of sorrow
With tears in his eyes he looked at me
And stretched his shivering hands towards me
Why are you crying, I asked him innocently
Still wondering why he came for help to me
But he didn’t seem to acknowledge his own plight
Rather was offering me some kind of insight
And I saw…
The animals I killed for skin and food
The trees I cut for fire and wood
The waters I polluted, the air I poisoned
The ecology I disturbed just for revenue
Global Warming to Climatic Change
Deforestation and Acid Rain
I can’t count what all has changed
I distorted everything for my gains
I didn’t do it I said to him
But I couldn’t escape as innocent
Though I was not the one
But certainly one of them
The question was my conscience
Walking along like a shadow
He always whispered but in vein
As I was far; far from range
That evening, I felt really strange
We have been witnessing a lot in recent times. The damage done to our environment by us (humans) has visibly left its stains on the planet. We can still undo a lot so let’s act now. This poem is a reflection of my thoughts.