Slipping Away

-once. green. fresh air. the smell of pines. the sound of birds, crickets.
-sunshine. warmth. cool water to drink from the stream.
-lay in the cool grass. feel the earth spin beneath you.
-at night, watch the stars, like millions of vibrant fireflies, slowly rotating.
-Earth clean, calm, wild. balance. fragile ecosystem. quiet

-then. BAM! FacToRieS. MeTal. PLasTic. OiL.
-BANG! guns. kill for sport. on your wall, a prize of death.
-anything for money. money for our cars
our fashion
our plastic and silicone
a twisted mating ritual

-now. gray. the color of skyscrapers, smoke, smog. fresh air conditioning. the smell of chemicals. the sound of broken families
-sunshine. sunburn. broken ozone. cool chlorinated water. $1.25 a bottle
-at night, city lights to bright for stars to outshine.
-fragile ecosystem. abruptly altered. and slipping away

 

so do something about it!