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Step out into the Everglades - what do you see?
Within the vastness and the green - notice the debris?
Cans, bottles, bags, rags - crusty packages, abandoned scraps,
left for lapse - a symptom of societal collapse.
Maybe it is easier to walk by and let it lie
- yet it genuinely feels better to try.
Fuse with the purpose first,
invest with a bond of rebirth,
take a stand, defy the demand,
don’t let the desecration withstand
- we must remove the rubbish from the land.
Revolutionize your mind,
be kind as you reach down with humanity refined.
End this calamity of refuse insanity
- instill some personal responsibility.
This basic act refracts,
as others watch your process on the path,
open the aftermath of an awareness blast that lasts
- and break bad habits in their tracks.
Even if no one regards these humble feats,
embrace the presence that precedes an eco scream.
When walking among the trees,
commune with the roots, branches and leaves,
clearing the essential air we breathe,
so we must reward this crucial deed,
by keeping the habitat pollution free,
while rejecting the toxic bleed.
Honor the ground around,
radiating essence profound,
the effort can be typical, reciprocal, inspirational, motivational
- and even practical,
the key is to make the results actual - not conceptual
- empower the follow through rule.
Break the barriers of distance,
between you and subsistence
- become part of the resistance,
let that link help to heal you,
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