I Sea It Your Way
Dear Ocean,
You are vast and unending
Your color reflects the sky
The life you hold is dependent
On the mercy above the tide.
The power you posses
And the heights your waves reach
Make the best of us cower
When our levees are breached.
Because of our fears
We fight back with destruction
We kill off your reefs
For our own mass production.
We over-harvest your fish
And pollute your waters.
What kind of world are we leaving
For our sons and daughters?
We, humans, must see
The error of our ways
To make up for our actions
And start protecting your bays.
The reduction of fishing
With the promotion of biodiversity
It is my goal as a student
At my university.
Let me apologize
On behalf of my kind
I will not stand by
And pretend to be blind.
Yours truly,
Annalise Stohr