Broken cityscapes (Dying City)

Srishti Sharma

Broken bottles and charred pieces of 

glass,

pieces of paper plates thrown on the

grass,

concrete buildings take over the luscious 

green,

it makes caring hearts 

scream in rage and

anguish for the incremental

loss.

Insecticides and different 

sprays,

turn everything into things

pale and

wan. 

Mother earth is doomed,

all the things that get consumed

without any 

restraint.

Cutting trees,

to feed them into belching factories, this

brings out the undesired smoke and 

heat, smog

is the bane for the citizens. 

Cities!

Breathless.

Ponds dark, mottled.

Dystopia is dominant.

Let's resolve to make earth a better 

place,

and not 

escape from collective

responsibility.

Let's make this planet, a better 

liveable place for 

generations

yet to come.

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Bio: A feminist and humanist, Toronto-based Srishti loves to read and write. A Master’s in Business Economics, she is a freelance content creator for print and TV media. Her poems are published in prestigious Setu Magazine, Destiny Poets and Story Mirror. In addition, she has a penchant for Zumba, CrossFit, singing and photography.,

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Setu, November 2024

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