In an alternate reality far away

The dying earth was left astray

By the ignorance and apathy of its people

Causing an ecological ripple

 

The days became nights

And the world succumbed to endless riots

Hunger became the unwelcomed kin

And then came death, its clingy twin

 

Tales of the glorious past

Were a painful reminder

Of days when the sun was kinder

And nights that were serene and quieter

 

With the atmosphere destroyed beyond repair

And an air barely breathable and fair

Living itself was a tough affair

 

Few searched and searched

For habitable lands beyond their world

While the rest fought for life

And many perished in the strife

 

Trapped in the ceaseless gloom,

They all thought,

If not for their indifference

Towards their earth's sufferance,

They would have lived joyous lives

Brimmed with peace and content smiles