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Perspective Crunch

Noted Nest

Updated: Oct 3, 2024

By Sathvikh Sudhakar



See the axe, the end of my life,

The devil strikes, as I close my eyes,

Not one falls, not two,

All drop, as the flu

Tears flow out, I brace for the knife


I flow calm, cleanly and greenly,

Till trash fell, filling me deeply,

Polluted, and waste,

And trashed, and betrayed,

I ain’t the bin of the needy


I buzz lone, flower to flower,

Looking ‘round, shouting out louder,

Pesticides, the killers,

I’m the last, buzzer,

Pollutants, of all my nature


Ice I am, home of the Arctic,

Vanishing, the hot heat melting,

Polar bears, penguins,

Snow fox, we’re helpless,

I’m sinking, with life that’s drowning


Swim I did, dancing in the seas,

Together, with fishes like me,

Plastic floats, across,

Friends and I, consume,

Start to choke, until we are free


We humans, are the destroyers,

Of nature, and other livers,

Single-use plastic,

Deforestation,

We’re killers, of our only home


This poem is from the perspective of the victims of our actions, such as trees, rivers, insects, icecaps, and marine animals. It aims to convey a strong message that what we do will one day reflect on us and we must be protectors of our home planet and not destroyers.


By Sathvikh Sudhakar



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Kalyan
Kalyan
Jul 03, 2024

This poetry was not easy to comprehend at first look just like human self destructive behaviour but on deeper look it captures the feelings of animate and inanimate alike and ends beautifully with a flash of insight from humans about their own destructiveness. Well done Sathvikh Sudhakar!

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Tisya Saraogi
Tisya Saraogi
Jun 20, 2024

Very good!

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Sudhakar P J
Sudhakar P J
Jun 20, 2024

Superb. Well written. We humans are the destroyers of the earth 🌎

God save us...

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Samvritha Sudhakar
Samvritha Sudhakar
Jun 20, 2024

Lovely. Inspiring. Perfect. Action seeking. Really well done! One of the best poems I have ever read.

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Danial Khan
Danial Khan
Jun 20, 2024

Heart touching!

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