Voice 1: My home is disappearing. The ice is melting. There is nowhere for me to go. I am losing my life and my family.
Voice 2: I provide luxury and convenience. People love me. They want to drive me everywhere. They don't realize the impact I have on the environment.
Voice 1: The changes in the weather are affecting my habitat. It's getting harder to find food and survive. I am struggling to stay alive.
Voice 2: I don't care about the environment. I just want to go fast and look cool. I don't think about how my choices affect others.
Voice 1: I am a victim of climate change. I need help to survive. My species is in danger.
Voice 2: I don't see the harm in my actions. I just want to enjoy the ride and not think about consequences.
Voice 1: We need to work together to save the planet. We can't do it alone. We need to think about the impact of our choices.
Voice 2: Maybe it's time for me to change my ways. I never realized how much harm I was causing. It's time for me to make a difference.
A two voice poem is a poem written and read using two voices. It is two poems with two narrator, yet it is about the same topic and it is read together. Typically they two voices have very different ideas or experiences with the same time. Sometimes they say the same thing. Sometimes exact opposite. Other times they do not speak in unison. During these times they alternate speaking. When the narrators take turns speaking they usually telling their side, their feelings, their experiences, which are usually opposite each other. Voice 1: I am a polar bear. I eat fish. I must swim for my food, but I can’t swim forever, I when I get tired, I depend upon ice caps. Voice 2: I am a Hummer. I guzzle gasoline. I burn gas pretty fast. People pump mine. When I pollute, I begin to destroy ice caps.
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