How in the World
it is a question to
ponder as humans we have been given a paradise
& it seems we
do nothing more than destroy it
perhaps it is
because we cannot work together so afraid we won't get our's
cannot conserve we
want it all want it now right down to the last drop
we are told the
world is changing we do nothing no change in consumption
we leave the lights
on drive our cars where we like knowing fossil fuels are
destroying
our
ability
to live
we eat
almonds knowing each almond takes a gallon of water to grow
still we eat
almonds we get more things to plug in consume everything
we are hot we turn
on the ac we are hungry we eat
without thought of
what we are doing how in the world you ask
April 10, 2015
2 comments:
Oh you know how this poem resonates with me. I did not know one almond takes a gallon of water to grow. Wow. Gives me pause. This poem speaks all the things I worry about, the biggest frustration: no change in consumption, from the smallest person to the hugest multinational corporation.
I'd have to echo much of what Sherry has already said so eloquently. There has to be a way in which we can harness our shared worry and concern and make something constructive out of it. Your very pointed poem is a clarion call, and we, The Poets of this generation need to heed and answer it,
Elizabeth
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