She lies on her back, monitors beeping insistently,
Her veins clogged with sludge created by one selfish
Being. She gasps and chokes on smoke so thick,
So foul, so pungent, wondering why he would want
To harm her so!
The rivers that slaked her thirsty fields now move
Sluggishly, as dark as tar, too thick to flow, the air
That carried with it scents so sweet, now carries a stink
Of rotting carrion, and burning garbage. Alas! One she
Fostered harmed her so!
She lies on her back too weak to move, her life ebbing
Away. Gaia, they called her, mother Earth, supported of
Life, but stabbed her in the back for a few gold coins.
She wonders why the ones she loved most would want
To harm her so!
Lying on her back too weak to move, she drifts into a
Deep sleep, dreaming of a world where the fresh air
Was laced with the sweet scent of flowers, the streams
Glided, as clear as glass, white clouds scudded across
The clear blue sky.
The world was then a garden of paradise, where all
The beings lived in perfect harmony, watched by a
A smiling cherubic Gaia, in all her glory handing
The gifts of life, health, joy and prosperity to all.
And she smiles in her sleep.
Mother Earth, they called her, Man and Woman,
And she bestowed them with the responsibility
Of protecting, preserving her garden from blight.
It was a green world with blue skies, crystal streams
And white clouds.
She smiles in her sleep as she remembers the world
Of her dreams, her cheeks brighten, and her heart-
Beat steadies. She breathes better, taking deep breaths
From the cylinder that stands by her side. A deep resolve
To mend things gone wrong.
She will punish those who had betrayed her faith in them.
She will send the temperatures soaring, unleash tidal waves,
Drown proud monuments that dared to touch the sky. She
Will teach the Man and the Woman whom she trusted a lesson.
She is Gaia, kind yet firm!
In her dream, now strengthened with new hope and resolve,
She makes her decision to restore the world to its rightful
Tenants, the birds and fish, butterflies and whales, animals
Shrubs and orchids. And she will banish those that betrayed
Her, she is Gaia, benevolent and just!
For unless you be like the animals, birds and trees you harmed
Mankind will never be forgiven by her! Gaia, the life-force of
The Earth can never forget what the world was before Man took
It for granted, and she will set it right even if it means burning it
To make Phoenix rise from its ashes!
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