A Polar Bears Dying Wish

As I walk along the shores of the sea, memories of the past run by

Nothing is as it used to be

My home was beautiful,
And worth my heart's love

Until the smoke came,
Everything changed

I remember looking in the reflections of the water

When I saw myself,
I saw something so majestic and beautiful

My fur was thick and luscious,

My claws were nice and sharp to the point,

My eyes were full of love and wonder,

And my heart was sacred and pure

Not anymore

Those were the good old days,

My younger years

Those were the years where I would run freely with so much peace in my heart

Now I can't see my reflections in the sea

My fur is so thin and fragile
Everyday, bits and pieces fall from my skin

My claws are cracked and dull from the lack of nourishment

My eyes have grown bloodshot and they hold sadness

And my heart?

Oh my heart

All it holds these days is pain and agony

Ever since my home was poisoned

I lower my head down to sniff the thin snow as it melts with one small touch
Snow isn't supposed to smell like black tar

I look to the sea and watch as the melting ice caps float every which way
As I look farther,

I see line where the sky meets the sea

I can't help but think if something better lies on the other side

I wonder:

Will the snow and ice last much longer beyond that line?

Does the winter stay?

Does the cold keep the ice from breaking?

Is life better on that side of the world?

I fear I'll never live to get those answers

I turn the opposite way to see the sky full of dark, evil clouds that cover up the evening sky
The farther I look,
The darker it gets

I know the disasters that lurk there

Disaster caused by beings far more sinister than the clouds they hide behind

But a polar bear can't change what they see

I try to take my mind off it all when i look back to see my two children,

They're only a year old

As they run up to me,

I can't help but think of is what their fate would be once I'll gone

I know my time is coming to an end

Soon they'll be left fighting the darkness alone without me
Yet I know,
We'll all be together one day where the sun meets the frozen waters
Where our home will forever last
When the vile beings who kill this land will no longer exist

When the smoke,

The tar,

And the poison will never come again

That's the wish I have for my home