Sacrifice, freedom and justice

My mind has been spinning, since toxin contamination I have been caught in a web of deception and corruption Searching the landscape, for words to describe this nightmare The toxins sickened my healthy dog and I like an evil plague I lost my home where I had been for 10 years, with no help Evidence didn't matter, speaking didn't matter... The tester got threatened not to expose my state, for being included in the Ohio Train Derailment disaster I turn to writing to survive, as I have my whole life as I am still very busy due to the toxic disruption The loss, the trauma, the pain and all I experience The memories of wildlife fleeing with eerie silence The acid rain that turned rocks, leaves and plants black The flourescent orange slime on my tree in the back yard The trees that died immediately, with no leaves in summer It was bareness that felt like another planet I keep working to move forward and pick up the pieces of a broken life One day at a time, I take action and proceed to succeed I do more and more, sometimes overworking, just to stay focused So that, I don't crumble apart, all the while feeling so fragile I will make it because I am a survivor in this challenging life My prayers are with everyone in the biggest chemical disaster in our country! Justice is gone, empathy is gone in this, we are on our own I have a new life now, determined to create safety, comfort and peace I still admire the beauty left in this creation granted to us All this will affect me for the rest of my life.... With memories of my dog Bella , coughing and suffering who died this month It will haunt me from scenes and evidence that I have gathered But, sometimes we are put in situations to bring about new, better things This is why, no matter what the weather or circumstance, we must keep going I am grateful for what I still have and think about all the veterans, Memorial Day Those who sacrificed for our country so we can have freedom! Many things in life take sacrifice, even when it is very hard to do! Love for our country and our fellow Americans will be the only thing, that will restore freedom and justice now as it dissolves in the fog Seek the light, keep your head up, be brave and you can be part of it! Heidi Sands 5/26/24 Blessings!