I saw a polar bear in Texas today
He had a Doritos bag in between his jaws
He growled at me and ran away
Into the rain, happening in May
She saw a rattlesnake burrowing in snow
This could be a strange joke ten years ago
But now she sees cactuses that grow
In the cold, with coconut trees in tow
We wore tank tops and shorts in winter
As thin cardigans were still too warm for us
And with the forests ablaze hither
The temperature too permanent to ever alter
They tried to flee from our doom
That consequences of our actions created
But their ships were destroyed soon
Just as all of our endings started to loom
Over them, over him, over her, over all of us
Oceans at our frail doors, underneath the crimson sky
Knocking at first, then thrashing, incessantly
And destroying everything else in sight.
Give your lives up, over to us, they command
Just as you took, so shall we, they declare
Nature, a harbinger of not life but now, death
Shall carry us to our inevitable end.
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Hi, I’m Baishali Das …
Hi, I’m Baishali Das …Hi, I am Baishali Das, an English literature graduate, and currently doing my Master’s. I love to write poems, stories and plays.
