We barely see clearly the cost we have to pay due to global warming, though in recent times the impact has been getting stronger and stronger. Yet we keep justifying our lose as gain to the economy while our grounds become arid lands and our crops wilt. Thrown in a climate conundrum birthed in legacy of other nations, Africa has been paying the price of their actions with rapidly shifting weather patterns making it difficult to plan for farming. Africa is increasingly becoming a basket case as long dry spell a becoming normal occurrence.
Given this regard and having the knowledge of how most African economies a subsidies by agriculture produce to boost their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). There is need for us to be vocal on the need for the world to change their ways of production and encourage practice that reduce ozone layer depliction. These practices might be to change how we view nature and the importance of it in the balancing of the ecology. Because in recent times where I leave people are chopping down trees replacing them with slubs.
With our desire to belong we have helped to accelerate the problem further as some of us chop trees in the name of them littering their yards. While others do so to find source of fuel to power their stoves, to which in some case is justified. However by doing so, we have destroyed rainforests that used to help maintain moisture and the ground.
"At harsh reality kiss
We swing in tears of motherland
Drafted into a war far from our deeds
& yet close to our hearts and foot
Axing our tree with scars.
Bidding our silence in shame
We shed tears without the desire to stand up
Out of voice due to our fear
We pledge to play a part in the war
Though ignorant to the role.
Rolled under with greed
We join the train to declare war
Motherland as the price to pay
We endorse the vultures to our tears
Straight into chiming black."
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