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The Earth Sighs and Heaves MAG
The earth sighs and heaves
under the filthy feet
of children
holding empty juice bottles
in their hands,
under the hefty frames
of semi trucks
with the rain and tar
shackled to their tires.
And we’ve all watched
a meek sun rise and melt
in a sea of smog,
and we’ve seen
every light in the city
litter on more
than the concrete.
The earth pants and wanders
with a river running
with festering wounds
and a slain moonlight
on its back,
with the stale aromas
of almond and cherry
the wind is still
chasing away.
And we’ve all felt
that breeze
who’s been nowhere other
than piles of rubble
and barren fields of weeds,
for the only ones
willing to sympathize with them
are the storm clouds.
Now the earth yawns and sleeps
on a pillow the universe
was kind enough to weave
from the stars that fell
without mourning and landed
in the empty bottles.
And though it tried to outrun
the nimbler planets
and just fell flat on its face,
we never really saw
the earth tumble on
without losing
at least one race.
Still, we never plan
on waking it up
because we’re the ones
who slowed its pace.
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