"green refusal"

The moon pulls the tides

in a beautiful show of universal connectivity

but we break the pattern

as our mothership lands;

we refuse to appreciate the green

or give the cattle a home as if they are children

and instead we slaughter and pollute

as if the air is renewable-

this world gives us

what we need

but the ones who hold the riches

cannot be bothered to repay our home-

the people were once full of love,

the people could be full of love

but instead our planet cries.