I was cleaning my room yesterday when I found this poem I wrote some six or seven years ago. I remember we were given the title and tasked to do a free verse about our interpretation of it. Here's my work:
I Am A Fish in A Polluted Water
Once I was little,
I was happy and carefree.
I used to swim around, laughing
until I reached the bottom of the sea.
I used to swim fast
and smile all the time.
I used to feel on the top of the world;
I used to feel fine.
It's amazing how things change
when people change their acts
and replace one's happy face
into a solemn frown...
I searched and searched
for someone who cares,
someone who understands,
and someone who dares.
I've searched for someone
to take care of the world
I used to happily live in
But now devastated, ruined.
I just hope that
this world where I live,
which is now almost buried
will someday be better.
I am really hoping
that people will cooperate
and help each other
In cleaning these polluted waters
because I am a fish in a polluted water.