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In the Eyes of our Earth
The eyes of people do not see
The wrongs of justice in this world we live in
They do not see
The broken balance between humankind and the wonders of nature
Do you not hear the wails of the living beings that have nowhere to go
when their homes are destroyed for human settlements?
Do you not see how skinny and underfed these starving animals
become because of global warming, the same global warming
that we have caused?
Do you not know how many animals die from choking on and
digesting the plastic we have made, which they mistook
as food?
Do you not feel a twinge of sympathy for the wonders of
this world that is crumbling by the second?
The eyes of the people do not see
We must open our eyes
We must reverse our blinded ways
Before it is too late
Before the world we live in changes completely
And the world we once knew
Disappears
Like whispers on the wind
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Lucy Steward is a high school junior in New York City. Her works have been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and appeared in the Authoethnographer, Humans of the World, Poet’s Choice, Sad Girl Diaries, and Teen Ink. A writer, poet, and lover of history she is currently working on her first novel and is constantly slipping into fantasies that feel as real as the world around her. Lucy is also a classically trained pianist, a songwriter, and in a rock band. As anyone does, she loves a good night's sleep.