WHY I CARE

Each day I become aware, of all the reasons why I care, beginning with our polluted air.

Then we have the food we taste, cooked and eaten with great haste, leading to the plastic waste.

Ice caps melt at perilous speed, the fish choke with the plastic weed, a man-made consequence, indeed.

The droughts last longer every year; torrential rain and floods we fear, the urgency to act we do not hear.

Our Earth heats at an alarming pace, creating fires we cannot face, wreaking havoc on the human race.

Our obsession with material gain, can only lead to future pain, entrapping all in the greedy chain.

We embrace greed and excess with such ease, wanting only ourselves to please, and in the end, there is more disease.

So, when you are asked 'why you care', do not fear, do not despair. Speak the truth, if you dare.

Betty Coracas (c)