Respect

The Earth threw fits of rage
in protest to neglect
shaking off mud and steel -
in cruelty, there is respect

the ordinary day became
a delirious blur of wrecked
worlds and shattered dreams
mere humans can't object

the panic registered seismic highs
the pain was easy to detect
as despair hung like the plague,
claiming the Earth's rejects

since '92, no October has ever been
the same - for posterity to reflect
time - so loyal - has helped heal
the suffering, and the broken lives connect

the Earth heaves sighs of grief
and still there is no respect

July 2, 2009
4:27 am