31.
A ship at sea
will light a distress signal, a
beacon
for rescue when it is hit by a
rogue wave,
a torpedo, a tsunami.
I walk through a landscape
ravaged by climate crisis
and see a million beacons burning,
a million species begging
for us to see them, feel them,
know them-
beseeching us to help them,
and ten million people
more interested in the lives
of Meghan and Harry.
Who will come
to our aid when the last
domino falls and we are the ones
who need rescuing?
I am a woman of nature,
I am a radical, I believe, we can
still
turn this thing around; we can
turn
the rudder on a boat the width
and breadth of 7 continents;
and it will not take all of us,
but it will
require the participation
of most of us. Where, or where
are my sisters, my wild tigress
sisters
who will come and fight with me?
I want to share my vision
with someone who, for once,
is not going to merely laugh at
me.
Ask me, what do you feel,
how will you make it work?
My words will never be enough,
but maybe, just maybe,
they will light a cleansing fire
in someone stronger than me.
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