Over hill, over dale,
through bush, through
brier,
in the water, in the air,
from each lung, to every
foliage,
I do wander everywhere.
People call me carbon
dioxide,
a carbon hugging two
oxygen side by side.
Showing no color, smelling
no odor,
with no pain, but only
gain,
I am now brought to
court by my own fostered.
Some see I absorb
infrared;
they scare heat will be piled
up.
Doomsday is near – the
Earth is going to be smoldered.
Floods, hurricanes,
earthquakes and sea level rising,
all the disasters are of
my fault.
They do not see how I
emit infrared;
they do not know I’m
frigid cold.
Nitrogen and oxygen kiss
me again and again;
that’s the only way to
get rid of their heat.
Never a pollutant, I’m
my friends’ coolant.
A coin has two faces; a
banknote has two sides.
There is no way to double
your wealth
with finest skill in
razor-thin slice.
Anything that absorbs
emits;
nothing that does not emit
absorbs.
The planet will be fine in
the future.
Natural disasters are of
nature.
Probing a mystery from another
side,
naked eyes can see truth
naked:
I tune only temperature
profile against altitude;
how much heat comes in,
the same amount goes out.
Animals demand oxygen
and supply carbon dioxide;
Plants’ demand and supply
are the opposite.
The oxygen ratio over me
is an indicator:
The plant kingdom hundreds
times outnumbers the animal’s.
Little by little, one must
wonder
how can I avert demise.
The world will end
if I run out.
When my level is lower,
plants grow slower;
they feed according to quota
to last longer.
As my level is raised higher,
plants no more hunger; the
planet looks greener;
living turns to be easier
and better.
Think over again the
atmosphere;
that is something that must
share.
Yin and yang thrive with
harmony.
Aiding me helps you yourself
shiny.
Life is sometimes a
joke.
I scold no one for drinking
my milk and naming me snake.
A mother would never upset
but await
her beloved children to
wake!
