We’re moving to higher ground, they say,
As our island sinks slowly into the sea,
flooding our schools, the places where we pray.
We’re moving to higher ground, they say.
We’ve lived here for 100 years, but we can’t stay,
Or we’ll drown in our homes if we don’t flee.
We’re moving to higher ground, they say
As our island sinks slowly into the sea.
Geoffrey Philp
Geoffrey Philp, a recipient of a Silver Musgrave Medal from the Institute of Jamaica, is the author of “Archipelagos,” a book of poems about climate change, which has been longlisted for the Laurel Prize. Philp’s graphic novel for children, “My Name is Marcus,” will be published later this year. He is working on a children’s book about climate change, “Marsha, the Mangrove Guardian.”
