Warm milk once trickled my throat

I took it for granted

But now that seemed a luxury for

my longing lips are as dry

as my mother’s nips

 

 

I haven’t seen my father for weeks

Once he returned, he carried nothing but air

His face wet with tears as warm as the water is turning

His body as thin as a seal’s whisker

 

I’ve never learned to hunt for

my eyes never had the pleasure of seeing a seal

I’ve never been taught to swim for

there was no reason to find our next meal

they have long disappeared

their bodies sinking to

the ocean floor

 

my life is full of disappointment

with no one to play with

My mother can’t even lift her head

There is nobody around for they have all starved

 

I have a list of things I want to do

but we innocent families cannot control the

humans’ brains

 

We are where we belong,

and we are the most strong

However, our lives will soon end

as the humans are using our ice

to take showers in their paradise

 

All of us are dying in hunger

for the ground below us

offers no more shelter for our prey

 

As I grew bigger,

my parents became older

 

As I grew bigger,

the world around me grew smaller

 

As I grew bigger,

lives were sacrificed

 

My life then ended with a thump after my last failed hunt.

 

Polar bears were crossed off the endangered list

Now, in the year 2100, we have left this cruel world entirely

 

I guess that now kids will only see us dressed up by idiotic humans