A POEM

She gazed at the rising dawn,
Whose beauty has been overridden and tainted,
By dark billows of carbon particles.
Gone are the days when the brilliant sun proudly lit the skies.
Oh the freshness of the morning dew is gone!

She coughed and sneezed again.
See the dark stains on her once white handkerchief.
Breathing has become difficult.
Yet the lure for the pipelines carrying liquid gold remains.
Irresistibly her children are drawn to the pipelines.

Cooking and scooping from large pots.
Shuffling feets, oblivion of the impending darkness.
In quick flashes of scorching light and fire
Fleshes are consumed, hopeless cries stiffled
Great destinies are painfully lost forever!

  By- Dr. Bella Mmata

About the Author:

Dr Bella Mmata is a seasoned Petroleum Fluid and Flow Assurance Engineer with over 20+ years of relevant experience in the oil and gas industry in Petroleum Fluid Characterization and Analysis, Flow assurance & Environmental studies and has been a Lecturer/Trainer for the past ten years, teaching PVT analysis and Fluid characterization to industry professionals, graduate students at the Institute of Petroleum Studies (IPS) / IFP School-University of Port Harcourt and Laser Geoscience Schools