The Dead Crow by A. Samad Said

Good day Everyone,

I would like to share a poem that was introduced to me during secondary school entitled The Dead Crow. This poem is quite interesting and the theme about pollution.   

He saw a dead crow
in a drain

near the Post Office,
He saw an old man
gasping for air
And a baby barely able to breathe
In a crowded morning clinic
This land is so rich

Why should we suffer like this?

I want clean air
For my grandchildren
I want the damned fools
To leave the forest alone,
I want the trees to grow,
The rivers run free
And the earth covered with grass.
Let the politicians plan how 
we may live with dignity
Now and always

The explanations are as follows:

The poet sees a dead crow lying in a drain

Then he goes to a clinic and sees an old man and a baby having breathing problems
He ask why there should be so much suffering in a wealthy country

The poet wants clean air for his grandchildren
He wants the forests to be undisturbed so that the trees can grow

He wants the rivers to flow freely
He wants the earth to be covered with grass
He suggests that politicians should think of way to solve the pollution problems so that people can live decently now and forever

“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”  Mahatma Gandhi