30 Poems, 30 Days 2021: Señora Tierra (Day 22)
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Señora Tierra has her own long COVID-19
She has a high fever from global warming
We sense it in the climate change
Endless fires, stronger storms, strange freezes
She has difficulty breathing from the air pollution
She has muscle aches that cause more quakes
She has chronic fatigue with lack of energy
To keep things going as they should
She has congestion with all her humans do
She has noticed that certain things lacking luster
We’ve polluted her air, water, and land
It’s making her nauseous and confused
The future looks foggy ahead
Señora Tierra is worried she might fall asleep
Many of our activities are making her worse
She’s scared that her humans are getting sick too
Señora Luna looks sad in the distance
All our hope rests in science
It’s up to all of us to take our shot
And help Señora Tierra get her shot too
By Christy V.
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