Climate Change: The Biggest Overreaction
Provo, UT
2022, Senior, Poetry & Spoken Word
The ocean
It’s a vast body of H2O, full of commotion
There are fish and mammals and weird creatures
Coral, deep trenches, and other interesting features
And don’t forget about the plastic floating around
It’s not our fault there wasn’t enough room on the ground
Besides, a bit of plastic won’t do a lot of harm
Calm down because there’s no need for alarm
We should be thinking about our country’s security
Make our citizens and government our priority
We’re running out of trees?
You can’t breathe?
It’s not our fault, you know
We would never stoop that low
There’s too much CO2 in the air?
Well, I guess we weren’t aware
We’re eco-friendly
Besides, our carbon emissions aren’t that deadly
Compared to other countries, we’re doing quite well
You really don’t need to yell
Don’t you want to go to space
And get out of this place?
We need to terraform Mars!
We need to reach for the stars!
The world is burning, but it’s fine
It must be by a superior design
Earth is boring, and we need something new
So stop complaining about what we need to renew
Just trust the politicians because they know what’s best
And end this talk of being oppressed
We’re all going to die sooner or later
We might as well go out like Darth Vader
Reflection
My creative process was inspired by my observations associated with climate change. I have seen many people refuse to acknowledge that climate change exists or who don’t think it’s important, so I decided to write about that. It helps that I’ve always viewed other people’s reactions to climate change with irony, so I incorporated that into my writing as well. I love this planet and everything it provides us, and I wanted to do something to raise awareness of the damage caused by climate change. We often take things for granted, and our planet is one of those things.