In need

She turned her head I could not see a face;

A pale wretched and vague figure.                

I said to myself it is all in my dreams;

She was luminous I asked if she was a star.

My eyes froze and I could not move or cover.

I saw the soil erode while the trees fell and burned;

She said that was her skin irritated and wounded.

I saw oceans rise and rivers shrink;

Hyper tense and parched with nothing to drink.

I saw tall buildings, dark smokes and flying metals;

Garbage of products packed as miracles.

Rusted and decayed toxins pouring inside;

Once evergreen now a waste land.

The exhaustion in the muscles and the poisons in her veins;

She shouts in the thunder to shed her pain as it rains.

Creatures crushing her struggling to exist;

If they cannot save her, do they think they can rest?

She said those are her children whom she loves the most;

I wanted to sob that it touched my heart.

I cried out loud saying who did this to you;

She held my hands then I heard her utter you.

I admitted my guilt my sins haunting me;

She wiped my tears and whispered save me.

I woke up and it was real;

She was not there but her spirit I feel.

What I saw was a wake up call a message;

An urgent need to bring change.

She is a planet both fragile and robust;

Earth is a fairy with a forgiving heart.