-once. green. fresh air. the smell of pines. the sound of birds, crickets. -sunshine. warmth. cool water to drink from the stream. -lay in the cool grass. feel the earth spin beneath you. -at night, watch the stars, like millions of vibrant fireflies, slowly rotating. -Earth clean, calm, wild. balance. fragile ecosystem. quiet -then. BAM! FacToRieS. MeTal. PLasTic. OiL. -BANG! guns. kill for sport. on your wall, a prize of death. -anything for money. money for our cars our fashion our plastic and silicone a twisted mating ritual -now. gray. the color of skyscrapers, smoke, smog. fresh air conditioning. the smell of chemicals. the sound of broken families -sunshine. sunburn. broken ozone. cool chlorinated water. $1.25 a bottle -at night, city lights to bright for stars to outshine. -fragile ecosystem. abruptly altered. and slipping away
