Mother Earth

Mother Earth We all share this green planet we call earth We all have been here since our date of birth We all are guests on this planet we call home We all are given this gift we neglect to atone She gives us the air we breathe to sustain all of life’s continuance She gives us the sky above, shelter from abysmal space imminence She gives us variances in all of her terrains, many places and wonders She gives us stability beneath our feet to grow, explore and wander We rape all of her resources and consume them at will We have been doing this for years, and continue this still We pollute all her air, her lakes, her rivers and her streams We live at the precipice of disaster, yet do nothing it seems I am in awe of her beauty, her resilience, her strength I am aware of all the damage that we all inflict at length I am consumed with the fear, all we love and cherish may come to an end I am confused that we, her guests on this planet, are not a better friend Ask yourself this question, what can I, just one person do to help, to save Ask yourself, have I been one of many that have consumed the all she gave Ask yourself, have I been a true friend to her lands, a true human being Ask yourself, do I take personal responsibility for all I have been seeing Mother Earth, my deepest apologies