by Pree Bharadwaj
you flood our sea
with lng
you tell us
the trilemma – a true dilemma
security!
affordability!
accessibility!
hence fossil fuels
necessary
but tell me about necessity
when our livelihoods start collapsing
tell me about necessity
when our ecosystems come down crashing
tell me about necessity
when our communities stop adapting
let me tell YOU
about the necessity of our biodiversity for our society
let me tell YOU
about our fisherfolk and coastal community
let me tell YOU
about nature and i and our history of synergy
i stop
breathe
and breathe and breathe and breathe and breathe
until breathe is all i can not do
because you have taken from me
the black slick dripping down your dirty hands as your mouth exchanges coal and gas
you tell me this gas will feed the mouths
clean, necessary
energy security
you tell me they are one and the same
transition
but they are not the same
i refuse to be sold an energy transition
with a license to kill
so dont you dare tell me necessity
dont flood our sea
with lng