There are hurricanes wiping out homes and whole communities,

Downpours of water rushing down streets, flooding basements & restaurants

There is water that cares not where it flows

There is plastic & oil in the oceans and there may not be enough fish soon to put in our mouths

Who knew that water could be so powerful

There is food & trash ending up in the same place,

wasted

Some of us are recycling

But is it even enough if we all aren’t doing it?

There are fires in forests burning the trees, creating smoke you can’t see through

They are the ones who give us fresh prana

They are the ones who are not afraid to spread their roots in the dirt and rise to the heavens

But their ashes are haunting us

The soil is being sprayed with chemicals going into our food and our bloodstream

The very soil that is meant to nourish us

Is killing us

There are gusts of wind taking down trees, fences, and power lines,

Blowing us in directions we don’t want to be in

There are parts of the world who already live without power

Some of us are turning off lights, unplugging tvs, toasters, and computers when they’re not being used

But is it even enough is we all aren’t doing it?

I am watching how the seasons don’t feel like seasons anymore,

Fall is barely fall

Spring is barely spring

And we are seeing how nature has supported us, held us, taken care of us since before we can even remember

But we have taken her for granted

She was here first with the dirt and the trees and the birds and the fish

It shouldn’t be a surprise that she in angry

Yet somehow it is

Every

Time

She is roaring

Raging

Shaking

Screaming

For us to pay attention to her

When the time comes – how will you apologize to the earth?