Aurora Magazine 2020

Aurora

Biohazard, Monsters, Earth Haeleigh Hayden

We speak with the wisdom and acid That comes from our minds and our stomachs The bile that roils in bellies that aren’t sated by pollution But sickened. We breathe chemicals like we breathe air – A man-made concoction just like everything else. A little bit of smoke from bio hazardous fossil fuels Burning in the buildings Venting toward the sky Enlarging the gaping hole in our atmosphere, Creating the mutant organisms that thrive in radiation and toxicity. We speak with pleas and cries for change But we are met with eye rolls and rage. These same people scream for murder of pedophiles And justice for the murders of people that shouldn’t have died Where is the justice for this planet? The biggest thing the Earth has to offer is Earth itself She gives life and nurtures death And still we choose to murder her. Our creator. Our home. We are the monsters.

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