I was covered with lush green rainforests. I was home to rare and beautiful species of birds. They had soft, clean feathers, the pattern and colours of the rainbow. They nested in my leafy boughs and filled the air with their sweet song. Running through my veins were clean, clear waterways.
Rivers of brilliant blue and emerald green were home to many varieties of fish. I had rugged mountain ranges and luscious green grass covered my rolling hills. The animals were my children and I loved them. I watched them grow and they took only what they needed for their survival. I was filled with sparkling blue waters and brightly coloured fish swam in my deep blue sea. My temperature was perfect and marine life flourished.
Now I have become sick, sad and full of sorrow.
I am very sad because you are taking me for granted. I am sick because you fill my lungs with toxic fumes and poisonous gas. I am full of sorrow because you disrespect me. I am dirty and dull because you deface my surface. You use my resources and abuse my generosity. I am unhealthy. You pollute my water ways and destroy my landscape. I AM DYING. I let you use my resources BUT you are using them way too fast. Soon there won't be any resources left. I let you live on me BUT you do not care for me. Soon I will be gone and there will be no where for you to live. If you stop polluting me I will continue to live and you will be able to stay.
IT MUST STOP NOW I will continue to provide shelter and resources for all my precious children.
I have hope that you will hear my desperate call. I have hope that the children will learn from the mistakes of their parents. I have hope that the children will make the difference. I will be a paradise once again. My hope is like a seed. From this seed will grow the tree of life. From this tree will flow new life. I will survive and I will thrive.
