A Poem: The Fragile Earth

I offer this place for your use and nourishment.

What do I ask in return?

I spin for your comfort, providing day and night.

What do I ask in return?

I fill your lungs with life, deep breathes to sustain.

What do I ask in return?

I fill your plates with food, water and light to nourish.

What do I ask in return?

I quench your thirst, liquid once clear and sufficient.

What do I ask in return?

I cool your surface, soon destroyed a future warmth uncertain.

What do I ask in return?

I allowed your advancement, resources depleted a planet scorned.

What do I ask in return?

I weep from your abuse, a heart broken under a hazy forecast.

What do I ask in return?

I see a slow death, a harsh conclusion from a green beginning.

What do I ask in return?

I will give you a chance, the continued benefit of my grace.

What do I ask in return?

I ask for your promise, a serious conversation amongst the beings.

What do I ask in return?

I can’t wait any longer, the signs now too obvious to ignore.

What have I asked in return?

An original composition by the author of Ends and Beginnings