Project Your Voice

Another teardrop falls to my pillow
Another night awake worrying
Wide-eyed and distressed 
I lie there unable to form thoughts 
Since all I feel is anger buzzing through my body

Droughts and hurricanes and endangered species
Yet you continue to burn away at fossil fuels

Please don’t forget the beauty of our planet
Cotton candy skies
And evergreens speckled with snow dust
Please don’t forget

Our Earth is slipping away into
Smoky skies and slushy winters

When will enough be enough?

We can’t let leaders abuse their power any longer
Let them see the Earth underneath their feet
And teach them to care for the future

Together our voices can multiply
Echoing urgency to our neighbors and strangers

We are left with no choice
We must fight for our future 


 
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anna.dauerman

VT

16 years old

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