Mother Earth - I can feel her tears

 

Sadness descends

on me

like a fog.

I used to fight it,

now I try to embrace

the feelings

that come from 

a heart 

full of

love, caring, solidarity

and justice. 

The journey

is long

with many jingles

and jangles.

 

Heartbreak is ever present

as we are surrounded

by fools

and reprobates

who only care

about the dolla

and how many

toys they can accumulate

during their greedy 

lifetimes.

 

I think of my relatives 

who walked similar paths

during their time

in this universal unknown.

 

They trudged on

thru ice ages, 

droughts, famine,

plagues, wars 

and human failures.

 

But they got me here

for which I am happy,

and bend my knees

in prayerful gratitude

to all of them. 

My love

never wavers

for our Mother Earth

whose body is now racked,

in toxic shock,

due to the tragic

spiritual disconnection 

of her children.

 

It has to be a deep sorrow

for our mother

who only wanted the best for

those she birthed.

 

I can feel her tears. 

 

I shall keep the 

fires burning.

 

Bruce