We forgot
By Lola W
Published 21 September 2023
Humans forget a lot
Humans forget that 150 species become extinct each day
Humans forget that about 50,000 bush fires happen every year in Australia
Humans forget that 99% of animals are extinct
Humans forget that with climate change, temperatures rise every year, and rise again
Humans forget that
One koala said to another with foggy eyes
They cuddled each other in the old Tasmanian blue gumtree
As they looked around, they no longer saw different varieties of scattered trees
Instead they saw piles of artificially coloured rubbish growing bigger by the day on the forest floor
Thick grey smoke consuming and suffocating their throats
Making their eyes tear up and their noses feel heavy
On the other side of the forest, a ruby red and blinding orange tore across the forest like a crashing wave magically turning everything in its path to deathly black.
Before the koala closes his sleepy eyes, he looks at the sky
The pale moon against the midnight sky surrounded by millions of glittering white stars
That is the last thing he sees...
Forever
For humans always forget