ARE WE REALLY POISONOUS BEINGS?

The beauty and pureness of our #environment
The distinctive pleasure of creation
Blessings underserved
Yet, our greediness knows no bound
Our quest for vanity unimaginable!
How come over exploitation of resources knows no bound?
How come we fear not the impending danger
The gases we breath already?
How come we only care for the incentives we gain
Should every other thing perish?

Now, our every breath are heavily polluted
The lands of the #NigerDelta holds no nutrients
The streams which quench our thirsts are infected
Do we really care?
Care about sicknesses in the wind
The toxins in our meals
Or the ailments flowing in the Niger River!
Our yams barely feed a mouth
Our farmlands are eroded with hollows we can't stitch.
Our basins no longer hold water and our homes are being swallowed. One pint at a time!
Again, is our destiny to exterminate our kind?

The fight is no longer for the brave and greatest of men.
It is now a fight for our homes and survival!
Is earth not ours? Is it not the home for our next generation?
It can become more comfortable, sustainable!
From the bight of Benin to the taste of Sahara.
A home free from poisons and unbelievable hotness.
Indeed, our survival is in our hands!

Daniel Arinze  is an environmentalist;and a volunteer with  the Rural Watch Africa Initiative - RUWAI; a  non profit, working  to strengthen the resilience of  poor  rural communities and the  disadvantaged group in Nigeria and Africa, facing climate change crisis ;and environmental (land ) degradation.