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Love Letters to Our Existence

Go plant a fucking tree

By Oneg In The ArcticPublished 12 months ago 1 min read
Love Letters to Our Existence
Photo by USGS on Unsplash

let electric waves shimmer through your vision like

high roads to higher places

there's a wavering in existence

when realities collapse and everything is vibing on a better wavelength

because then we listen

really begin to see and understand each other

and love is a radical thing but

we fall for it every day

whether with the yellow and purple butterfly

or the smile of a stranger

or a birth of life

so you see

we must begin to hear each other again

our voices

through the phone lines and in person

begin to see each other again and anew

as nature is revived in gratitude to our reconnection

we are the earth you see

and we've been neglecting her

smoke and tears mixed wildfires and tsunamis

we must do better for her

begin to vibrate on the wavelength of rivers that grip her perfectly

we live in the most beautiful world and

she needs us to do better

because without her, there is no us

and without all the music there'd be silence

and what use is silence when everything around is collapsing

so scream

howl

clean your lungs and your neighborhood too

care again

so we don't have to stay in this darkness any longer

we can do it

we

can

do

it

.

Free Verseinspirationalnature poetrysocial commentaryStream of Consciousness

About the Creator

Oneg In The Arctic

A queer storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.

Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices

Water is Life ✊

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  • Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelle11 months ago

    A really lovely sentiment to this poem.

  • The Dani Writer12 months ago

    This is exactly what I needed to hear this morning and who I needed to hear it from. So many understood feelings and great lines cutting through the chaos that is called world leadership at the moment. That you highlight there's such an easy road back "and love is a radical thing but we fall for it every day." There's something of a gradient to reach...having enough people who care deeply. I'm grateful for you Oneg. Shukria! (Thank you!)

  • Very powerful and inspiring!!

  • Andrea Corwin 12 months ago

    Yeah Bring back the Greenbelt Movement like Wangari Mathaii founded. A million trees over and over. The planet is weary of us.

  • Teary eyed: such beauty in your strength and imagery.

  • Mother Combs12 months ago

    Yes, we can take care of the Earth and should.

  • J. Delaney-Howe12 months ago

    Very powerful.

  • Jasmine Aguilar12 months ago

    A poetic reminder that we must take care of our Earth!

  • Lightning Bolt ⚡12 months ago

    Howling is music. ⚡💙⚡

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