You Say Everything's Fine

• Shannyn Bourke, Grade 12
• Poetry
• 2019

The year is 2019
Ice caps are melting
Forests are shrinking
You say everything’s fine

The year is 2026
Countries are flooding
Cities are falling
You say everything’s fine

The year is 2041
Birds have stopped flying
People are dying
You say everything’s fine

The year is 2072
Now there is nothing
This is where we’re heading
Is everything still fine?