the world explains
its ails
in the turning of
the seasons
some hot some cold
all in danger
of not hearing the
voices raised
by the creatures who
walk in pairs
who creep and charge
and suffer
from the debts of
humankind
not protecting the grand
contract
not honoring the
agreement
of sharing the
goodness herein
the great bounty of
the earth
living too well,
needlessly killing
dwelling in the wild
places and taking
the lives from all
living things
