Stop, and bend your ear low
to the ground. Now listen: the breath is labored,
almost choked in some spots. There are people
who can read these signs like ragged, torn air
leaving the lungs of a tired Mother, and they say
that we are killing Her.
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WWP Poem #11: Oil
Revised 7/20/10
© 2010 Nicole Nicholson, except for lines in italics in the penultimate stanza, which are © 1967 The Doors. All Rights Reserved on material by N. Nicholson
“Gulf Song” Published in Poets for Living Waters
Great news! My poem, “Gulf Song” was published over >Poets for Living Waters. According to their site, PFLW is “a poetry action in response to the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico begun on April 20, 2010, one of the most profound human-made ecological catastrophes in history.”
My poem appears in the Open Mic section of the site. To visit, go to: http://poetsgulfcoast.wordpress.com/open-mic-n-r/
