I
I had a dream
A dream with God as Chair
Humans screamed their disgust
Plants and trees screamed their pain
Animals screamed life's unfairness
The earth kept mute
II
Every stakeholder
Looked in earth's direction
And so earth had no choice but to give a speech
"I suffer, I give and I take
And the cycle continues
What right has anyone to judge me?"
III
Humans said:
"We are born and we have to live
So we turn to the plants"
IV
Plants and trees echo:
"Sadly"
V
Earth retorts:
"And plants and trees
Are what I give
Even the seas and rivers sit on me"
VI
Humans continued:
"Even so
Why must we suffer
In death and sicknesses?"
VII
Earth said:
"Because nothing is for free
What you take you must replace
If you dig me like a savage
For your own gain
You must enter at last
To replenish and help feed others"
VIII
God asked what humans wanted
"Immortality"
Was their answer in one voice
IX
Plants and trees sing:
"Freedom to live"
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia