today, we are asked to celebrate
the life of this sphere of humanity’s birth
to praise her duration, honor her stamina
give thanks to her beauty
but, as we gorge her on our waste,
overpopulate her in an unnatural quest
to extend life beyond a
rational norm
stuff her to brimming with the litter from our
progress, fell her state of grace
with the weight
of our manufactured goods
bury our poisons, repeatedly,
deep in her womb
remove the very life-breath from her lungs
with each felled grove of centurian forest,
with each rape of land and sea
we ignore her pleas to pay attention
while layer by protective layer
burns
simmering, volcanic
through her well-worn nerves…
often, she lays
violated
in a narcotic haze
waking briefly to beg the gods
for a wake-up call to we ignorant humans
be it an errant, unseasonal snowstorm
a quaking of her loins to decimate
(or shake us to our senses)
or begging the seas and high, angry waters
to take some pressure
off her tender heart by washing away
some of the sins of this, humanity
who show her no honor, no gratitude
for her many gifts…
listen closely as she
continually begs us for mercy
be mindful of her fragility
love all of her, always
save her
as best you can
before her release back
to her once pristine garden
WOW….that is good…where can you send it…I feel that it should be published … somewhere xd