There’s a storm outside
Earthquake, volcano, tornado
Hurricane, cyclone, tsunami
We’ve choked off our lungs–
Forest, ocean, air
The lungs of the Earth
The heart of the Earth
Is our beating heart
There’s a storm inside
Virus, coughing, choking,
Wheezing, breathlessness
It’s choked off our lungs—
Sacs, bronchioles, cell
Particles littered like shattered glass
The heart of the Earth
Is our beating heart
Our hearts are racing, pulsing
They beat inside our bodies
We’re choking off oxygen
They beat inside our Earth
We’ve choked off the source
Of life: ocean, forest, air
The heart of the Earth
Is our beating heart
There’s a storm we’ve created
Carelessly grabbing so much
That we’re suffocating our selves
Our mother, our life support
Ocean, forest, air
Plastic littered like shattered glass
The heart of the Earth
Is our beating heart
Inside the storm, inside
Our bodies breathe without
Our knowing, caring, attention
Has not been paid to our
Lungs, hearts, bodies
The Earth’s littered with shards
The heart of the Earth
Is our beating heart
What if we tended to our
Lungs, hearts, bodies?
The breath of the Earth
Our breath. We are
One body, after all:
Human heart and Earth beat
The heart of the Earth
Is our beating heart
Inner-twinned. Intertwined
Inhale at one. Atone
And start from love again
We could recreate our selves
In one another’s image:
Human heart and Earth beat
The heart of the Earth
Is our beating heart