The world burns
and they talk.
The world floods
The world starves
And they talk.
The world dies
The icebergs melt,
The glaciers shrink.
The crops shrivel.
The flowers wilt.
The forests expire.
The sea rises.
The air turns toxic –
A life of crises.
As they drown,
they talk.
As they burn,
And as they gasp
their last,
as they die,
they still try
to have
the last word.
Alan Maley has devoted six decades to English Language Teaching, serving as a teacher, teacher trainer, and manager. In recognition of his lifetime achievements, he was honored with the ELTons Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. As a founding member of the IATEFL Global Issues SIG, Alan’s main interests are creative writing and global survival.
